Have you ever had a mac that you couldn't remember the password for, and not having the original disks lying around to reset it. Well there is a cool way, to re-enable that setup guide, you see the first time your boot a fresh mac out of the box.
By starting up holding down Command (apple) and S key, you enter single user mode, which is very scary for some people. But fret not. It's fine.
REBOOT YOUR MAC (HOLD DOWN COMMAND and S)
Then a black screen with white text saying 'root:' at the end shows up
Then
1. type : sbin/mount -uw /
(notice the spaces)
2. hit enter
3. type sudo rm /var/db/.AppleSetupDone
(again, notice the space)
4. hit enter
If it ask you a question, to which you can answer yes or no, type Y for yes, and hit enter
Then type REBOOT, and hit enter.
Your mac will now start up, as it was brand new, and let your create a new admin account, so you can log in, and delete the one you forgot the password for.
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