How to Change Your Mac's Login Password

Summary

Login password on Mac is very important, so we need to change it from time to time to protect our privacy from spying by others. In this guide, we will show how to change your Mac's login password.

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June 25, 2015

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When we log in our Mac, it will ask for a password. Setting up a login password is a basic way to keep our private data safe on our Mac. Many people are used to set up the login password that is the same as the one they have used for their email account, Apple ID or other services on Mac. Absolutely, we can add or change our log password that is distinct from the password we have used. The question is how to add or change the log password for your Mac? In this guide, we will show you how to make it.

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How to Add or Reset Your Mac's login password

Step 1. Open "System Preferences" on Mac.

How to Add or Change Your Mac's Login Password – Step 1

How to Add or Change Your Mac's Login Password – Step 1

Step 2. Click "Users & Groups" option.

How to Add or Change Your Mac's Login Password – Step 2

How to Add or Change Your Mac's Login Password – Step 2

Step 3. Click the "Change Password" button.

How to Add or Change Your Mac's Login Password – Step 3

How to Add or Change Your Mac's Login Password – Step 3

Step 4. Your Mac may ask you if you want to use your own iCloud password as a login password, you can click on "Use iCloud Password". If you don't like it, you can click "Change Password".

 How to Change Your Mac's Login password – Step 4

How to Change Your Mac's Login password – Step 4

Step 5. Fill in your old password, and hit the tab key on your keyboard.

Step 6. Fill in your new password.

Step 7. Verify the new password by retyping it again.

Step 8. If you wish to give yourself a hint, type it in the last field.

How to Change Your Mac's Login Password

How to Change Your Mac's Login Password

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