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How recover the Mac computer administrator account password

Hi EE,

Please provide a solution, how to recover the mac computer administrator account password. User forget the admin password.

Regards,

Peter
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Thanks for your comment . I lost the administrative password and i cannot remember the password hint.  Do you have a solution for retrieve admin account password?

Regards,
jP
David's suggestion includes the use of Recovery Mode which can be used to reset the password without using hints etc.
The link I posted contains a variety of recovery strategies... including entering Recovery Mode, as a last resort.

Try reading through this link again + likely you'll find what's required.
Is the system Filevault encrypted?  You'll need a recovery key or the iCloud recovery account if that's enabled.  Filevault prevents the other recovery methods from working until you can decrypt the disk first.