
Where lastname.#la is your local admin account.Also called the 'command line', you can search for Terminal with Spotlight.


Procedure Changing the Password Off the OSU Network

Note this article only applies to Macs that do not use the Privileges app for admin access! Step 11) While you are logged in go into system preferences, then go to accounts and change your privileges to Administrator privileges.Changing your local administrator (lastname.#la) is a different procedure than changing your OSU lastname.#, which is done at my.osu.edu. If you want to make yourself an Administrator continue on. Step 9) After you are at the login screen, click on the account you changed the password for. Step 8 ) While your Mac reboots wait for the login screen to load up, if it automatically logs you in then just log out. NOTE: Where it says “Username” type the user name you want to change the password to, and where it says “password” type the new password you would like. Step 6) Then enter this command and press enter: Launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ Step 4) After it checks all the files type in this command: Step 3) After you let everything load up type:

Step 2) Then you’re going to start up your Mac but IMMEDIATELY press and hold command and “s”. Step 1) The First thing you’re going to want to do is shut down the Mac. Today we’re going to teach you how to change the Administrator password on your schools Mac computer and regular Mac computer that you don’t have Administrator privileges for.
