http://applecomputer.tribe.net/thread/5345975a-ad99-482c-a5af-c363c401c782?format=rss Tribe.net. Local Connections http://AppleComputer.tribe.net/thread/5345975a-ad99-482c-a5af-c363c401c782#9cdb3a0e-38a5-41cf-a417-cb538ee1ab36 I want to thank you all...... really i do... this is what i did...conected both w/ firewire cable. started the IMac in target mode. then used a"tiger" install disk in my G5 w/ lepord "C" ed it . acessed "utilitys"{Change Password} all three drives showed up in the "drive select"/option. The super drive/ The G5 drive /&the IMac(via Firewire} It was all down hill from there. Again thank you all See This: http://eternityarts.tripod.com Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:04:23 GMT http://AppleComputer.tribe.net/thread/5345975a-ad99-482c-a5af-c363c401c782#9cdb3a0e-38a5-41cf-a417-cb538ee1ab36 Johnny Wilds' Psyco Child 2009-04-13T22:04:23Z http://AppleComputer.tribe.net/thread/5345975a-ad99-482c-a5af-c363c401c782#bfd17d59-44a1-49c8-9308-883646664b0e I want to thank you all...... really i do... this is what i did...conected both w/ firewire cable. started the IMac in target mode. then used a"tiger" install disk in my G5 w/ lepord "C" ed it . acessed "utilitys"{Change Password} all three drives showed up in the "drive select"/option. The super drive/ The G5 drive /&the IMac(via Firewire} It was all down hill from there. Again thank you all See This: http://eternityarts.tripod.com Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:03:17 GMT http://AppleComputer.tribe.net/thread/5345975a-ad99-482c-a5af-c363c401c782#bfd17d59-44a1-49c8-9308-883646664b0e Johnny Wilds' Psyco Child 2009-04-13T22:03:17Z http://AppleComputer.tribe.net/thread/5345975a-ad99-482c-a5af-c363c401c782#714976e3-8e77-4cf7-917c-848787006749 option 2 did not work sh /etc/rc and all variations did not work Mon, 13 Apr 2009 04:15:21 GMT http://AppleComputer.tribe.net/thread/5345975a-ad99-482c-a5af-c363c401c782#714976e3-8e77-4cf7-917c-848787006749 Johnny Wilds' Psyco Child 2009-04-13T04:15:21Z http://AppleComputer.tribe.net/thread/5345975a-ad99-482c-a5af-c363c401c782#79bde527-76d3-40b8-b2ef-077fb70dcd38 The solution Apple recommends is to boot off your software install disk and use the password reset tool that's on there. Otherwise, if you don't have such a disk, you could try the "Option 2" procedure listed on this site in the OS X section: http://www.1nova.com/blog/?p=215 Note that in Step 3 in that process you can use "passwd user" instead of "passwd root", where "user" is the short username for your account(s), and you can also repeat it as many times as you need to if you have several accounts you need to reset the password for, though once you get one admin password reset you can use the Account preferences to reset any other passwords. HTH - Good luck! Dana Sun, 12 Apr 2009 00:27:21 GMT http://AppleComputer.tribe.net/thread/5345975a-ad99-482c-a5af-c363c401c782#79bde527-76d3-40b8-b2ef-077fb70dcd38 Dana 2009-04-12T00:27:21Z http://AppleComputer.tribe.net/thread/5345975a-ad99-482c-a5af-c363c401c782#17a96e26-92ec-42d6-aef1-31b866536ed2 If it has firewire you can use firewire target mode. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1661 Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:02:29 GMT http://AppleComputer.tribe.net/thread/5345975a-ad99-482c-a5af-c363c401c782#17a96e26-92ec-42d6-aef1-31b866536ed2 the rev 2009-04-11T22:02:29Z http://AppleComputer.tribe.net/thread/5345975a-ad99-482c-a5af-c363c401c782#ba6c4a8b-7e60-4249-9a94-1a6da4a30e73 what can be done to get back into this old Imac? Ive been using it w/ external cd-rom 'cause the front-load CD-R is toast. I lent it out and it was returned in a condition where none of the passwords work. It has original version of OS X and Classic on it. can I "backdoor" this thing with my G5 w/Lepord? my email is.. eternityarts_sacramento@yahoo.com Sat, 11 Apr 2009 21:39:01 GMT http://AppleComputer.tribe.net/thread/5345975a-ad99-482c-a5af-c363c401c782#ba6c4a8b-7e60-4249-9a94-1a6da4a30e73 Johnny Wilds' Psyco Child 2009-04-11T21:39:01Z