Reset Mac Password – without a CD Using a pretty nifty trick you can reset a forgotten Mac password without a Mac OS X installer CD/DVD. The steps may seem a little intimidating at first but I assure you it’s easy if you follow them exactly, here is exactly how to do this in three stages: Stage 1) Boot into Single User Mode and remove a setup file Restart the Mac holding down the Command+S keys, this will take you into Single User Mode and it’s Terminal interface You’ll need to check the filesystem first: fsck -fy Next, you must mount the root drive as writeable so that changes will save: mount -uw / Now, type the following command exactly, followed by the enter key: rm /var/db/.applesetupdone After removing the applesetupdone file, you need to reboot, type ‘reboot’ and hit enter Stage 2) Create a New User Account upon System Boot You aren’t finished, but the hard part is now over – no more command lines, you’ll now be in the familiar Mac OS X GUI to finis...