One of the nice features of OS/X is that since it's BSD
if you forget your password you can reboot single user and
just change it. You just press Apple-S and boot.
Or so I thought. I tried it today on the
Mac Mini which I use as an ad hoc DVD player, only to
have it come up normally. Natural thought: maybe it's
the peripherals.
Step 1: replace the TV with a monitor. No joy.
Step 2: replace the wireless keyboard and mouse with a regular keyboard
(no mouse). Machine comes up in single user but I can't seem to type anything. Or rather, I can type but nothing happens.
Step 3: scrounge an old USB mouse and plug it in. Hooray, I can type. Mission accomplished!
Now I just have to pull all that stuff off and wire it back up the way it was. I guess that's some kind of incentive to remember my password.
Or just write down your passwords and keep them in your wallet.