My MacBook keeps saying that my password is wrong. I haven't changed it in a year. I have tried to reboot it, but I have no idea how to do it. I have my laptop in recovery mode.
MacOS – How to reset the user account password on OS X
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Best Answer
A plausible way of resetting the password of your login on your OS X is to:
Go to Single-user mode (CMD + S on boot)
Type:
/sbin/mount -uw /and press EnterType
rm /var/db/.applesetupdoneand press EnterType
rebootand press Enter.On boot, you will be prompted to setup like if your mac was new. Don't panic, as your data is not lost (I would backup just in case though). Skip all unnecessary options, and later you will be prompted to create a new admin account.
Once your setup finishes, from the new account, go to System Preferences > Users and Groups, click on your previous username and click Reset Password. Now type in the new password and login as your old account.