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OSX Server File Sharing - Allow users to change password?
We are running OSX Server 10.7.5 in our small office. On the machine, in the Server application, I have each employee setup as a user, with file sharing turned on.
This allows each employee to login ...
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Forcing the wifi password entry dialogue to display
When the administrator of a wifi network changes the network password to something new, previously associated devices that have the old password saved will no longer be able to connect until they ...
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Assigned a password to my home wifi, cannot connect to it on my macbook
So. Assigned the password to my network. First time it worked great. But then, I had to resset the router. After that, I went and assigned the password again, but this time, when I try to connect to ...
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Require login for Single User mode?
Is there a way to require a password to login to single user mode? I don't want to use a firmware password, because that will not only disable single user mode, but also Startup Manager (which I use ...
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Is there any way to crack a password-protected disk image?
I have created a .dmg file with password. Unfortunately I forgot the password and I my Google searches have not resulted in a way to reset the password of this .dmg file.
Please help me find a ...
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how to stop password popups
I have a new macbook with osx 10.8.2
Every time I want do delete a file, open a downloaded file, and numerous other actions I have to enter my password. Is there a way to turn this off?
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How secure are password protected PDFs that are created with Preview?
I use 1Password1 to store not only my own information, but also my sisters home Wi-Fi information.
Since she does not have a 1Password licence, I printed out the information for her to store in a ...
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Test a list of passwords on Sparse Image
I have a sparse image file with some important data in it I would like to retrieve. The only problem is I've forgotten the password.
I have a good idea of the parts of the password and managed to ...
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How can I get Outlook to stop asking for a Keychain login if I don't want to use keychain?
I don't want to use keychain for my passwords so I have not added any passwords to keychain. This means that every time Outlook checks for mail it creates a popup window asking for my keychain ...
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How can I reset a Mac's password from Single User Mode?
My sister bought a used MacBook about 6 months ago and she has lost her password.
Here is the procedure I tried to use to reset the password:
Boot into single user mode (press Command-S at power ...
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How to prevent password reset using OS X installation disc?
I want to set a master password for the whole machine, but it appears this can be easily bypassed.
It is possible to reset the Mac OS X Password using the OS X installation disk and Password Reset ...
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Unable to boot into 10.4 installation disc
I'm attempting to fix my friends old iMac G5 running OSX 10.4. There are a bunch of updates she needs, but she doesn't know her admin password. I'm attempting to reset it with her 10.4 install disc, ...
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Does activating auto-login compromise secure password storage?
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Does enabling auto-login in OS X add any additional security risks?
How does this auto-login work? I'm not a security expert, but I imagine that such a procedure would require the password to be ...
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Block access to folder or file in Mac OS X
Is there any way to block access to some particular file or folder in MacOS X, so that it can be protected by password?
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How to tune the iTunes and App Store to remember the password for a very long time?
By default iTunes and App Store are remembering your password only for 15 minutes and this is really annoying for someone that keeps the access to his computer safe anyway.
I am almost sure that ...
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Store iTunes Password in Keychain
Is there any way to get Mac OS X to save iTunes/App Store login info (ie username and password) to the Keychain? It's strange that pretty much all other application and website passwords are stored ...
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How do I reset/recover my superuser password without the boot disk?
I lost the superuser password for my iMac and I don't have the boot disk. I already tried the second answer on this page, but every time I type su from the command prompt, it still asks for a ...
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OSX asking for my password
OSX asks for my user password pretty often -- seemingly whenever it needs to use Keychain. How do I make it stop asking me?
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Can I set up password protection for an external hard drive?
How do I set up password protection for an external hard drive?
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Root password stopped working
I used to be able to enable “root” user and log in under it.
(I know this is not recommended but let's just assume there is an actual reason for doing so.)
I just repeated the instructions, set ...
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Is there a default SSH password on Mac OS X?
If I create an account, and don't give it a password, what's the password to SSH it?
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Where are the dictionaries of Mac OS X's built in password assistant?
Mac OS has a built in password generator. It is a little bit hidden behind the key icon in System Preferences / Accounts / Change password. The memorable option is quite nice as it even conjugates ...
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Deleted hash files; can't login anymore!
I've deleted the two hash files in the folder /private/var/db/shadow/hash/, corresponding to my login account. Now, I cannot login, and don't have any other account on my Mac with sudo permissions.
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