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How to change your MAC Password

OSX:

  • Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu, then click Users & Groups.
  • Select your username from the list of users.
  • Click the Change Password button, then follow the onscreen instructions.
  • DO NOT wait until you are prompted at the login screen! This will unsync your keychain password, causing repeated prompts to enter it.

 

Password requirements:

  • Must not contain the user's account name or parts of the user's full name that exceed two consecutive characters
  • Must not be one of your last 8 passwords
  • Be a minimum of 8 characters
  • Contain characters from three of the following four categories:
  • Uppercase characters (A through Z)
  • Lowercase characters (a through z)
  • Numbers (0 through 9)
  • Special characters (for example, !, $, #, %)