Changing Your Password on Mac OS X: Difference between revisions
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Fig. 1: System Preferences icon in Dock.
Fig. 2: User & Group Preference Pane Icon.
Fig. 3: User Account Preference Window.
Fig. 4: Change password
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1) Go to the System Preferences. You can get to it from the Apple menu or the icon in the Dock. | 1) Go to the System Preferences. You can get to it from the Apple menu or the icon in the Dock. | ||
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[[Image:Sys_Pref_Dock_Icon.png |center|170px]] Fig. 1: System Preferences icon in Dock. | [[Image:Sys_Pref_Dock_Icon.png |center|170px]] Fig. 1: System Preferences icon in Dock. | ||
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2) Click on the "Users & Groups" pane. | 2) Click on the "Users & Groups" pane. | ||
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[[Image:Users_&_Groups.png |center|118px]] Fig. | [[Image:Users_&_Groups.png |center|118px]] Fig. 2: User & Group Preference Pane Icon. | ||
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3) Your account will be highlighted. Click on the "Change Password" button. | 3) Your account will be highlighted. Click on the "Change Password" button. | ||
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[[Image:User_Preference.png |center|476px]] Fig. | [[Image:User_Preference.png |center|476px]] Fig. 3: User Account Preference Window. | ||
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4) Change your password | 4) Change your password. Old password first. new one next. | ||
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[[Image:Change_Password.png |center|398px]] Fig. | [[Image:Change_Password.png |center|398px]] Fig. 4: Change password | ||
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Revision as of 09:35, 5 March 2013
1) Go to the System Preferences. You can get to it from the Apple menu or the icon in the Dock.
2) Click on the "Users & Groups" pane.
3) Your account will be highlighted. Click on the "Change Password" button.
4) Change your password. Old password first. new one next.
*Note* Please beware that when you change your password using these directions your e-mail password will also be changed.
After changing your password you may get a prompt for your "login keychain" password. This is usually the old password. It will then update to the new password you created.