Your Question: How Do I Create a New User on My Mac Without Administrator Password?

From the Utilities menu in the Mac OS X Utilities menu, choose Terminal. At the prompt enter “resetpassword” (without the quotes) and press Return. A Reset Password window will pop up. Select your startup volume in the top of the window and then, from the pop-up menu select a user account.

How do I make my Mac admin account without password?

Create new admin account in single user mode when cannot sign in Mac

1. Step 1: Start Mac in single user mode. …
2. Step 2: Mount the startup drive. …
3. Step 3: Remove the file to force OS X to boot like the first time. …
4. Step 4: Create new admin account in setup process.

What if there is no administrator on my Mac?

You can create a new administrator account by restarting the Setup Assistant: Boot into Single User Mode: Start/restart your Mac. As soon as you hear the startup tone, press and hold ⌘ + S until you see a black screen with white lettering.