A code, key, or string of text required to gain access.
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How to make Safari remember my password for sites where autocomplete=off?
Safari will remember my password on most sites, if I ask it to. However, some "high-security" sites disable this functionality. I want to override their override, and have Safari remember my ...
4
votes
1answer
2k views
How to open files from unknown developers without a warning in OSX?
I believe I have too much security on my mac. Whenever I try changing a file name or install a program I have to enter my laptop's password. Moreover, I cannot quickly access downloaded programs ...
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1answer
25 views
How to Make G-mail Remember my User ID and Passwords with Safari
I work in marketing and have several G-mail accounts established exclusively for my clients advertising programs that I must access frequently. Until a few days ago, each time I opened any G-mail ...
0
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1answer
6k views
Apple ID/ Password Problems
Every time my family and I try to download an app, the AppStore pops up saying my Apple ID or password is incorrect. So the first time I reset the password. It happened again and I did reset it a ...
2
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4answers
355 views
How can I delete saved configuration passwords from AirPort Utility for iOS?
I've tried deleting and reinstalling AirPort Utility, but I can still manage base stations without being asked for a configuration password.
I'm thinking of selecting not to back up data from AirPort ...
2
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4answers
94 views
Does Console.app also log passwords?
I'm a newb of OS X (or any flavor of *Nix for that matter) so this came to mind lately.. As the Console.app logs every single process that's running, does to also mean passwords & such are also ...
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3answers
1k views
Does not boot (endless spinning)
A friend of mine has forgot her password to a newly bought Macbook Pro, Lion.
I've reset the password like described here by booting to single-user mode and deleting /var/db/.AppleSetupDone
The Mac ...
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2answers
97 views
How to password protect apps without Jailbreaking iiphone
Is there an app for iPhone that allows you to password protect apps without jailbreaking the phone?
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1answer
245 views
Mount a samba drive, with password from keychain
I have a problem with Jettison, that tries to remount a samba drive, that is protected by a password.
It uses the following command line:
/sbin/mount_smbfs //[user]@[server]/work /Volumes/work
Of ...
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3answers
248 views
Convenient way to store sensitive information on Mac/iPad?
Currently I keep an obscurely-named text file on my hard drive which contains things like bank account and credit card details, various passwords, PINs, and other bits of sensitive/confidential ...
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0answers
45 views
Disabling password prompt at every installation for App Store/Mac App Store
Is it possible?
It's really annoying. Especially on the iPad (don't know if it exists on the iPhone) :S
2
votes
1answer
67 views
How do I show content of hidden password boxes?
About 1 year ago, I set up FTP access on a webserver that's being used for our client. The project temporarily stopped and is just resuming now. I need to set up the same FTP access on another ...
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0answers
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Encrypted/Journaled Seagate won't accept Password
I have a 2011 MacBook Pro Intel running Mountain Lion. I have a 2tb Seagate External Drive with 3 partitions: all three were set up the same way with different passwords as a person who used to live ...
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votes
4answers
7k views
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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2answers
1k views
How do I increase sudo password remember timeout?
I already know that I need to tune /etc/sudoers file but I would like to see full information and also a solution that would not require me to use vi editor.
Update: never, ever try to edit the file ...
0
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2answers
97 views
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 ...
0
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1answer
381 views
iPad stuck in Guided Access
Hello I haven't used Guided Access in a while and I needed to use it again. I had previously set a passcode and I went to use it expecting it would ask for a new passcode, but it must've used the old ...
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2answers
602 views
ITunes store not always remembering my password
I upgraded my iPad and since then the iTunes store does not always acknowledge my password. I have had to reset it 2 times. Now I have got an iPhone and the app store isn't accepting my password. It ...
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1answer
47 views
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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1answer
42 views
Notes keeps prompting me for POP passwords
The Apple Notes app (Mountain Lion) keeps asking me to enter passwords for my various email accounts (POP) that I've added to Mail. Mail does not prompt me to re-enter any passwords, but sometimes ...
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vote
3answers
27k views
How can I reset the answers of the security questions of my Apple ID?
I forgot the answers of the security questions. Not that I seriously need to do it now, but there might be a problem if I need to answer those in future.
I still remember my password.
How can I ...
0
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1answer
59 views
Apple not recognizing my id and password
Just purchased a software update but cannot download it because my apple ID and password will not be recognized.
I reset them yesterday, still not recognized.
I checked to make sure i am not logged ...
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2answers
58 views
Password problems changing users in Terminal
I'd like to switch between the default user in Terminal and the user 'postgres', created when I installed PostgreSQL 9.2.
If I type su postgres, I'm prompted for a password that I don't know and ...
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3answers
1k views
What causes my iTunes password to expire?
A couple of months ago, after updating my iPad I think, my iTunes password expired all of a sudden. I've had this iTunes account for about 4 year now and back then it was first time it happened.
Fast ...
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2answers
295 views
Password prompted for app updates in phone 5
I have iPhone 5 and iOS 6.0.1 updated. Device prompts for password even while updating the apps. What is wrong with the device? Am I missing any settings?
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2answers
104 views
Is there any way to access some apps before I put in my password?
I have a 4 digit passcode for my iphone, but there are some apps that I might use frequently that don't really need to be protected. Is there a way to access those apps without entering my passcode ...
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vote
1answer
181 views
Repeated pop-ups 'Safari wants to use the “login” keychain'
I get repeated pop-ups saying
I then enter the password
But the system always keeps on telling me it's the wrong password, which I'm sure it's not
This is what the Details reveal:
What is ...
0
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0answers
14 views
My contacts app requests a password continually
I have just loaded Mountain Lion and my contacts app constantly asks for my email account pasword. I type it in, the request box disappears and almost instantly reappears. Its driving me mad. My mail ...
0
votes
1answer
86 views
How to protect my Mac from reseting the admin password
Yesterday I was studying and writing some texts in german. I closed my MBP and went watch some TV which made me forget about the german keyboard layout.
When I came back, my password wasn't being ...
11
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2answers
5k views
Download free app updates without prompting to enter Apple ID password on iOS 6
I read somewhere in iOS 6 you don't need to enter your Apple ID password for downloading free apps and updates to already installed apps. However I see that I am still being prompted for my Apple ID ...
0
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2answers
474 views
iCloud says Password is Wrong Even Though I Know It's Right
iCloud says that my password is wrong - even though I know it's right.
Here's whats happened: Yesterday, I reset my iCloud password. Got the reset email, changed password. Tried to log in to the ...
3
votes
5answers
7k views
I forgot my local backup password to unlock the iPhone backup file
I just received my new iPhone from Apple after I had my old one changed due to it being a rather bad specimen. Now I'm occurring a rather irritating problem, as I connected my iPhone with my iTunes to ...
1
vote
1answer
41 views
Add admin username & password to the keychain
How can the admin's username password, be remembered or added it to the keychain so these annoying prompts would be less frequent?
The app referenced here (Anvil) is not relevant.
I'm looking for a ...
0
votes
1answer
68 views
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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0answers
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Unable to update apps purchased earlier. Apple id changed recently, not device [duplicate]
I recently changed my Apple id as my primary email has changed. So while I am using the same device (i pad 2), and my credit card details remain the same, my user name and password are different. ...
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1answer
106 views
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 ...
3
votes
1answer
2k views
iPhone says “The Apple Id you entered Couldn't be found or was incorrect. Please try again.”
All of a sudden my iPhone 4 (iOS4.0.2) can no longer download apps. It says:
The Apple Id you entered Couldn't be found or was incorrect. Please try again.
I know for certain that the password ...
5
votes
3answers
2k views
Mac Mail forgets my email password every few days. How to fix it?
I'm running Mac OS 10.8.1 and have a (personal) Gmail and a (work) Google mail account setup inside Mail client. Every few days (weekly?) Mail seems to forget my personal gmail password and I have to ...
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9answers
15k views
How can I contact the owner of a lost iPhone who has a password lock?
I want to return their phone, but can't access their contacts, etc.
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0answers
64 views
mac asking password after cd in terminal
Recently my mac has started asking me for a password after I use cd in Terminal.app (haven't tested other term apps).
strangely though, if I press ctrl-C when the passowrd is asked, the question goes ...
0
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1answer
101 views
Script to unmount mounted image automatically after some time
I have a sparse image that can be mounted as an encrypted volume.
I want to make sure it doesn't stay mounted once I am done using it.
To get help doing that, I had earlier asked this question, but ...
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vote
2answers
312 views
How can I create a new iPad backup in iTunes after I forgot the backup password?
I lost my password for the backup of my iPad. I don't need to restore, just be able to make a new backup with a new password, preferrably without reinstalling iTunes.
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votes
3answers
565 views
I forgot the Password for WPA/WPA2 Personal where can I get it
I'am trying to set up a wireless connection to my HP OfficeJet printer. For this I need to enter the password to my WLAN which I forgot.
How and where can I retrieve it?
0
votes
1answer
40 views
How can I be sure that Mac chat applications like Adium won't leak my Gmail, iCloud, AIM, or other account/password credentials?
Mac chat/instant-message programs like Adium, Jabber, and AIM require you to enter your chat service account login and password information in the preferences, to enable them to function. How can I be ...
0
votes
1answer
126 views
How to unmask the SIP credentials in the Zoiper VoIP application?
Is it possible to unmask the SIP credentials stored in the Preferences of the Zoiper VoIP application ? I couldn't find any password unmask application for that and I can't find the password in my ...
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votes
2answers
231 views
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 ...
0
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4answers
547 views
Forgot my password to a disk image (.sparseimage)
I'm in trouble right now.
I used Disk Utility to create a sparse image and I cannot remember the password, when I created the file I didn't select to remember in keychain.
Now, I try to enter the ...
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vote
2answers
761 views
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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votes
2answers
713 views
Does activating auto-login compromise secure password storage?
or:
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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votes
4answers
2k views
Why can't I paste a password into a password form on a webpage?
On my Snow Leopard Mac, I can't seem to paste into a password field on login pages to Apple sites, (developer.apple.com for example). I thought is was a browser issue but it's happening with Safari, ...
