My macbook is disabled

[unknownindividual]

Need to know how to enable it. Forgot my password.

[The Cool n00B]

Um... Single user mode??

 

http://osxdaily.com/2011/04/25/change-admin-password-mac/

 

EDIT: I knew about this solution already, but this isn't hard to figure out with a quick Google search, and you probably wasted your time typing up a thread and waiting for a reply.

[Hans Christian | Teri]

How in the what what what what what what what does one forget ones password to ones laptop?  Depending on your situation the above post may or may not help.

[The Cool n00B]

1 minute ago, Hans Christian | Teri said:

How in the what what what what what what what does one forget ones password to ones laptop?  Depending on your situation the above post may or may not help.

Don't want to start a cat fight, but how wouldn't it work?? I realize that sometimes single user mode is disabled (which is a bad idea, btw) but if this dude owns the laptop then it's probably on.

[Hans Christian | Teri]

4 minutes ago, The Cool n00B said:

Don't want to start a cat fight, but how wouldn't it work?? I realize that sometimes single user mode is disabled (which is a bad idea, btw) but if this dude owns the laptop then it's probably on.

Oh don't get me wrong, I was by no means attacking you, you delivered the best and possibly only answer to his question. A few security conscious people do like to take a few extra precautions though, like setting a firmware level password. My post was most of all about how in the world you manage to forget the password to your own computer.

[The Cool n00B]

7 minutes ago, Hans Christian | Teri said:

Oh don't get me wrong, I was by no means attacking you, you delivered the best and possibly only answer to his question. A few security conscious people do like to take a few extra precautions though, like setting a firmware level password. My post was most of all about how in the world you manage to forget the password to your own computer.

I realize that you're not trying to attack me, but the average Mac user isn't, frankly, dumb enough to set a firmware password. I do think BIOS passwords are okay, since a clear CMOS can delete one of those, but a firmware password on a laptop that you can't really open (I realize you can, bare with me) is an idiotic idea imho.

[mikat]

4 minutes ago, The Cool n00B said:

I realize that you're not trying to attack me, but the average Mac user isn't, frankly, dumb enough to set a firmware password. I do think BIOS passwords are okay, since a clear CMOS can delete one of those, but a firmware password on a laptop that you can't really open (I realize you can, bare with me) is an idiotic idea imho.

so you're saying i shouldn't encrypt my harddrive with 6969-bit encryption?

[Hans Christian | Teri]

5 minutes ago, The Cool n00B said:

I realize that you're not trying to attack me, but the average Mac user isn't, frankly, dumb enough to set a firmware password. I do think BIOS passwords are okay, since a clear CMOS can delete one of those, but a firmware password on a laptop that you can't really open (I realize you can, bare with me) is an idiotic idea imho.

Nothing is safe when you have absolute physical access, but I don't see how setting a firmware password could possibly be a bad idea (unless you're really, really forgetful). Without it your system password means absolutely zero.

[The Cool n00B]

9 minutes ago, mikat said:

so you're saying i shouldn't encrypt my harddrive with 6969-bit encryption?

that's the only type of encryption I support, along with 696969-bit and 669969-bit. Um... It's two-way?

 

9 minutes ago, Hans Christian | Teri said:

Nothing is safe when you have absolute physical access, but I don't see how setting a firmware password could possibly be a bad idea (unless you're really, really forgetful). Without it your system password means absolutely zero.

I'm just saying, I would stray away, personally.

[Hans Christian | Teri]

5 minutes ago, The Cool n00B said:

that's the only type of encryption I support, along with 696969-bit and 669969-bit. Um... It's two-way?

 

I'm just saying, I would stray away, personally.

You should reevaluate the way you express yourself then, because you literally just called it dumb. That's just what I'm saying.

[mikat]

4 minutes ago, Hans Christian | Teri said:

You should reevaluate the way you express yourself then, because you literally just called it dumb. That's just what I'm saying.

ever heard of "a joke" and "having fun"?

[Hans Christian | Teri]

1 minute ago, mikat said:

ever heard of "a joke" and "having fun"?

Absolutely, but calling people dumb for defending their privacy is a rather terrible joke.

[mikat]

1 minute ago, Hans Christian | Teri said:

Absolutely, but calling people dumb for defending their privacy is a rather terrible joke.

that part wasn't the joke, the 696969 bit encryption was a joke

[Hans Christian | Teri]

1 minute ago, mikat said:

that part wasn't the joke, the 696969 bit encryption was a joke

I was in no way referring to that part of his post in my post. I should have been more clear.

[The Cool n00B]

41 minutes ago, Hans Christian | Teri said:

You should reevaluate the way you express yourself then, because you literally just called it dumb. That's just what I'm saying.

No I didn't (this is now a cat fight, btw), I just said that I don't put passwords on my shit. Well, I mean a windows pin, sure, but there's nothing on here that's in need of some form or another of low-level security.

[TDP_Equinox]

Boot to recovery media, open terminal and type "resetpassword". 
Boot into OS, delete key chain, learn your lesson and don't forget next time. 

[TDP_Equinox]

1 hour ago, The Cool n00B said:

Um... Single user mode??

 

http://osxdaily.com/2011/04/25/change-admin-password-mac/

 

EDIT: I knew about this solution already, but this isn't hard to figure out with a quick Google search, and you probably wasted your time typing up a thread and waiting for a reply.

Why would you do this when my above reply has worked since 10.6.5?

[The Cool n00B]

3 minutes ago, TDP_Equinox said:

Why would you do this when my above reply has worked since 10.6.5?

Seeing as I didn't know about your solution, or whether it works, I'm sorry. I won't do it next time.

Dick.

[Hans Christian | Teri]

9 hours ago, The Cool n00B said:

the average Mac user isn't, frankly, dumb enough to set a firmware password.

 

8 hours ago, The Cool n00B said:

No I didn't

I rest my case.