Questions tagged [password]
A code, key, or string of text required to gain access to a particular service or resource.
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Have Homebrew ask for the admin password instead of the password of the current user when installing a cask
When I install a Homebrew cask, I need to enter the password of the current user at the end of the process to actually install the applicaiton.
Is there a way to change Homebrew so it asks for the ...
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Mount network device from login-script without entering password or using sudo? [duplicate]
In Finder you can cmd-k and mount a network device just clicking Ok a few times, without manually entering a password, if the device is known and its login details are stored in Keychain. Can this be ...
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2019 MacBook Pro Intermittently Rejects Login Password, Requires Apple ID Reset
I'm experiencing a persistent issue with my 2019 MacBook Pro running the latest macOS.
Every 1-3 months, my system fails to recognize my login password. To regain access, I have to use my Apple ID to ...
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How do bulk update outdated passwords in iCloud Keychain?
In the past, I moved to using Bitwarden, because Chrome stopped natively supporting iCloud Keychain and I needed something that would work on all devices.
Now I'm using Arc Browser, which does seem to ...
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How can I reset my apple ID on all my devices synchronously?
I am running Sonoma 14.5 on a macBook Pro, Macbook Air M2, iOS 17.5.1 & mac Pro Monterey 12.7.5. I am consistently be asked to change my apple ID password. How can I force change it ...
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Does Apple's new Password Manager work with 2FA QR codes? [closed]
Today I use Dashlane's family plan, which suits me well, but it comes with a cost.
I read in the announcement that Apple's password manager supports QR codes, which makes me understand that it's ...
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Unable to reset local admin account password
I have an iMac (Late 2014 27" Retina 5K, macOS 11.7.10) in need of password recovery. The user knows their Apple ID credentials, but when following the reset option using their Apple ID, their ...
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Time Machine OSStatus-Error 80 (English)
I deleted MacBook Pro's disk, reinstall of Sonoma, Time Machine Backup is on a Synology DS
My Time Machine Backups are password protected with the mechanism used by MacOS or Time Machine itself. I ...
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How to set MacOS Sonoma password that was accidentally set to blank
I was delivered a MacStudio for work. It runs MacOS Sonoma 14.1.1. Our IT technician set up a password for me on it and asked me to change it. I went to change it but accidentally left the new ...
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I forgot my phones passcode and got locked out from my iPhone 13 and forgot my iCloud password and lost recovery key how can I reset my Apple ID?
How can I recover my recovery key from my iCloud account? I locked myself out from my iPhone 13 and recently found my iPhone 8 that I was still logged into. Unfortunately it doesn’t allow me to make ...
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Resetting Mac to factory setting - Override Admin username and password
When my old job closed shop, I was given my old Mac laptop to keep. It is running Catalina. I like to reset it to factory setting but it requires administrator log in info which I do not have. Is ...
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Internal Keyboard Acting Strange Locking me Out
Typing this on a phone. My 2020 MacBook Air’s internal keyboard is not working properly. The keys I, K, Z, 8, and , don’t work. What’s even stranger is that Function keys at the top (like the one that ...
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Disable/reset screen time passcode (account without AppleID)
I've got a Macbook Pro running MacOS 12.7.4 Monterey with two local accounts: user and admin, both without an AppleID.
The user account has a screen time passcode set that I forgot.
The official ...
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How to choose a password storage strategy between windows spreadsheet and an iPhone?
Consider someone with an iPhone. Passwords are saved in a spreadsheet that is only on a Windows computer.
Chrome is installed on the iPhone but mainly Safari us used.
The solution mainly needs to be ...
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How can we shorten the delay when resetting the Apple ID password?
My daughter forgot her Apple ID password. We started the process of resetting from her iPad (her only apple device). They sent a code to her e-mail, and another one to my telephone (trusted phone ...
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