Please note: It is recommended to use the “Hint” field, but do not type there anything that would clearly point at the password, since you can see the hint after several failed password entries. When all the required fields are filled in, click “Change Password”.

You are going to see a pop-up window where you need to enter the old password and the new password (twice). In the right part of the window click on the “Change Password” item. In this case, we consider the option of changing the administrator’s password, so you need to select this profile. In the “Users and Groups” section in the left part of the window, select the user whose password you would like to change. In this section, you can change the password, and also create a new user, if necessary. Here go to the “Users and Groups” section, which contains information about all users of this particular computer. You are going to see a list of all computer settings. To change your password on a MacBook, iMac or another computer on Mac OS, you need to click on the apple icon in the upper left corner, and then select “System Preferences” in the drop-down menu. Please note: In this article, we will look at how to change the administrator’s password on a Mac, because this is the most common need.

In this case administrator is also given the opportunity to change passwords of other users, if they are created. On any computer running Mac OS operating system, only the administrator can change the password for the administrator’s account.

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