106 Macworld • February 2022HELP DESK
until the Apple logo appears and the
progress bar on loading the operating
system begins to fill.- When the macOS Recovery screen
appears, choose Utilities > Terminal. - Enter the text resetpassword and
press Return. - macOS Recovery launches the
special Reset Password assistant.
Select the option ‘My password
doesn’t work when logging in’ and
click Next, then follow the remaining
steps.
With an M1 Mac, the steps are a
little more involved:- Shut down the Mac if active.
- Hold down the power button to
start up and continue holding
it until you see the message
‘Loading start-up options’.
That takes about 10 seconds.
Release the power button.- Click the Options icon.
4 If presented with a list of
accounts you can use to log in to
access macOS Recovery, click
‘Forgot all passwords?’ You may
also or instead be able to use your
Apple ID to log in. - When the macOS Recovery
screen appears, choose Utilities
Terminal.
- Enter the text resetpassword
and press Return. - macOS Recovery launches the
special Reset Password assistant.
Select the option ‘My password
doesn’t work when logging in’
and click Next, then follow the
remaining steps.
HOW TO SHARE A WI-FI
CONNECTION ON ONE
MAC OVER ETHERNET
TO ANOTHER
Apple added an Internet Sharing
option in the Sharing system
preference many years ago. This
feature lets you share one Mac’s
incoming Internet connection via
other network interfaces on that Mac.The Reset Password assistant is one of the
last resorts to resetting a password with
FileVault enabled.