Thanks for that. Again, no avail. I just don't get it. I try to switch to the new user, I select the other user and a dialogue pops up asking me for a password. I enter the password and it just expects me to keep trying. So frustrating!!!!!
Thx, Jeff On 2012-08-19, at 5:05 PM, John Panarese <jpanar...@gmail.com> wrote: > Sorry about that. YOu have to use the termianal menu item from the > untility menu. Then, you type, resetpassword That will get you into the > area to choose the account and reset the password. > > > Take Care > > John D. Panarese > Director > Mac for the Blind > Tel, (631) 724-4479 > Email, j...@macfortheblind.com > Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com > > APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC OSX LION > > AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE > > MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT > > > > On Aug 19, 2012, at 5:02 PM, Jeff Berwick <mailingli...@berwick.name> wrote: > >> Thanks for the tip. I don't see anything about resetting use passwords when >> I hold [command] r after rebooting the computer. Could you direct me >> further please? >> >> Thx, >> Jeff >> >> On 2012-08-19, at 4:56 PM, John Panarese <jpanar...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> You might have to change that account password using the recovery >>> partition then. I had this recently happen on a Mac I migrated settings >>> from a time machine backup. I had to change her password through the >>> resetpassword option in the recovery partition. >>> >>> >>> Take Care >>> >>> John D. Panarese >>> Director >>> Mac for the Blind >>> Tel, (631) 724-4479 >>> Email, j...@macfortheblind.com >>> Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com >>> >>> APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC OSX LION >>> >>> AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE >>> >>> MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT >>> >>> >>> >>> On Aug 19, 2012, at 4:51 PM, Jeff Berwick <mailingli...@berwick.name> wrote: >>> >>>> I have managed to find the list of users now and reset the password. >>>> Strangely enough, the password still does not work. It is the stingiest >>>> thing…I reset the password, try to log in as that user and I absolutely >>>> cannot. Anybody experienced this before? >>>> >>>> Thx, >>>> Jeff >>>> >>>> On 2012-08-19, at 4:49 PM, John Panarese <jpanar...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> What comes to mind is did you unlock the system preferences for the users >>>>> and groups. You will probably need to do this to view the other >>>>> accounts. >>>>> >>>>> As for the mailboxes, there is an import mailbox item in the file menu of >>>>> mail. I don't know if this would work or not, though, as I have not >>>>> tried importing from another account on the Mac. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Take Care >>>>> >>>>> John D. Panarese >>>>> Director >>>>> Mac for the Blind >>>>> Tel, (631) 724-4479 >>>>> Email, j...@macfortheblind.com >>>>> Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com >>>>> >>>>> APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC OSX LION >>>>> >>>>> AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE >>>>> >>>>> MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Aug 19, 2012, at 4:28 PM, Jeff Berwick <mailingli...@berwick.name> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>> >>>>>> Last weekend, we bought my wife a new Mac Book Air. I set it all up and >>>>>> it has been working fine. Today my task was to transfer her email from >>>>>> her old Windows machine. I used the Migration Assistant and it seemed >>>>>> to work fine. However, it has created a new user on the Air with a >>>>>> password that I do not know. I presume that all her email messages have >>>>>> been set up correctly within that profile. >>>>>> >>>>>> So, I went into System Panel and selected "users". Her original account >>>>>> has administrator privileges but, I don't seem to be able to see the >>>>>> other user to change the password. Any thoughts? >>>>>> >>>>>> Once I get into the other profile, I will also need to know how I might >>>>>> be able to bring the mail into her original user account. 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