How can I change another user's password?
Log on as a user with administrative privileges (usually the first user setup on the computer), and use the Accounts pane of System Preferences as above. If you are not an administrative user, then you shouldn’t (and can’t) change someone else’s password.
Published March 24, 2009 12:00 PM
Last modified on June 16, 2009 5:50 PM
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