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Reset Password OS X 10.5 Leopard

  1. Boot into single user mode (press Command-S at power on)
  2. Type fsck -fy
  3. Type mount -uw /
  4. Type launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.DirectoryServices.plist
  5. Type dscl . -passwd /Users/username password, replacing username with the targeted user and password with the desired password.

    Reboot

     

    That's it.  With it being so easy to reset your MAC's password, I would remind everyone to encrypt any important data in case your computer gets stolen.