OK, I did it, I'm embarrassed...

[DP]

A few weeks ago I installed a new SSD in my iMac. I set it up but am not using it as for various reasons I've been working off of a bootable external. I shut down my machine last night as I've gotten into the habit of shutting it down now and then to give it a "rest".

So I started up my iMac this morning and it started with the splash screen for my new internal and I realized I had already forgotten the account password. I grabbed my list of PWs and, while I know I wrote it down, I apparently didn't also put it on my PW list and I can't find where I did write it down!

Where do I find it now? Keychain?

Consider me admonished...

[MindMeld]

This might help depending on your situation:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202860

[Sarcany]

So long as it's not a M1 or T2 iMac and you haven't opted to tie your login to your Apple ID and you're not using FileVault, you can do the .AppleSetupDone trick in Single User Mode to create a second admin account and then use the new account to reset the PW on the old account.

...Catalina can complicate the operation. Running something pre-Catalina?

http://www.theinstructional.com/guides/h...-assistant

[Speedy]

Cool!

Sarcany wrote:
So long as it's not a M1 or T2 iMac and you haven't opted to tie your login to your Apple ID and you're not using FileVault, you can do the .AppleSetupDone trick in Single User Mode to create a second admin account and then use the new account to reset the PW on the old account.

...Catalina can complicate the operation. Running something pre-Catalina?

http://www.theinstructional.com/guides/h...-assistant

[DP]

Sarcany wrote:
So long as it's not a M1 or T2 iMac and you haven't opted to tie your login to your Apple ID and you're not using FileVault, you can do the .AppleSetupDone trick in Single User Mode to create a second admin account and then use the new account to reset the PW on the old account.

...Catalina can complicate the operation. Running something pre-Catalina?

http://www.theinstructional.com/guides/h...-assistant

Nope. An old Late '12 2.9 GHz i5 21.5" iMac running Mojave (10.14.6). Since I'm not in dire need I'll check it out later. Thx, all!

[Numo]

[]I grabbed my list of PWs and, while I know I wrote it down, I apparently didn't also put it on my PW list and I can't find where I did write it down!

Been there, done that.

[Rick-o]

I constantly do that! I usually get hung up when it's required to have numbers and upper/lower case combos.

If I can't use my goto passwords, I'm screwed, because I usually jot down the new PW on any available scrap of paper, and when I need it a few months later, it's nowhere to be found.

[DP]

Well, I think I found it but now, I'm in the middle of a project and have to finish that first. Fingers crossed...

[testcase]

You're hosed....... :banghead: