[muglo] Re: Installing firmware in OS 9

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> From: Lee Dickey <ldickey@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [muglo] Re: Installing firmware in OS 9
> Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 10:37:08 -0500
> To: muglo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> On 2005 Mar 06, at 23:06, Mary wrote:
> ...
>> At 9:43 PM -0500 3/6/05, Lee Dickey wrote:
> ...
>>> The other way is specify the startup disk to be 9.2.2. Shut down OS 
>>> X.
>>> Restart the computer.
>>>
>>> This is where we are in trouble.  Main user on os 9 is not the main
>>> user
>>> on OS 10 (name change, there). It was changed from something like
>>> "Jones Family" to "Mother Jones".   Sadly the old password for the
>>> "Jones Family" has been forgotten.  Mom never logged in, only the
>>> kids, and they, of course know their passwords, but that is no help.
>>
>> Hmm, I see. I'm still a bit surprised to hear of some sort of
>> "log-in" password for 9 - I know a bit about the "multiple
>> user/keychain" thing that can be used for file security, etc, but I
>> never heard anything about log-in security. Then again, I am the sole
>> user of my Mac, so I never paid too much attention to this stuff.
>> FWIW, I looked in Apple Support and found this discussion:
>> <http://discusssearch.info.apple.com/webx?
>> 14@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@.68a72488/0>
>> So, it looks like you might try trashing the pref file for Multiple
>> Users.
>>
>
> Thanks loads for the pointer!  It looks promising.  I will try it!
> In this thread, Same had a very similar problem and based on what he
> said in his last posting, it solved his  problem.  I am hopeful.
>
> Again, thank you very much!
>
> Lee

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