Lost admin password mac4/4/2023 ![]() ![]() Bringing the machine up in Disk Target Mode - with the hope of deleting.Changing directory permissions to allow a network access also requires Admin privs.Turning off FileVault requires Admin privs.I created a bootable thumb drive, but can't change the boot disk because of FileVault protection.sudo rm -f /var/db/.AppleSetupDone prompts for the password, but then says account is not a member of Sudoers. Then rm -f /var/db/.AppleSetupDone fails, requiring Sudo. ![]() Again, Recovery mode forces a password reset before I could get to terminal. After resetting one password I was able to get to recovery tools. That initially only offers password reset for the two (standard) accounts.
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