In order to keep your Mac secure, it is good to set an administrator password which must be difficult to guess for others. Mac Administrator has highest privileges as compare to other users. So, in order to keep your Mac secure its important to create a strong password for Admin or you can reset it after a specific time period.

Admin can also make changes for other accounts of Mac system. Here is the process that how can Mac Admin change his password, and set passwords for other users as well. So, follow the steps to change Mac password.

Step 1

Click Apple logo and then click on System Preferences

Step 2

Click Accounts under System

Step 3

Click on Admin user and then click on Change Password

Step 4

Enter Old Password, type New Password and retype to Verify. You can also write some Password Hint to use it in future to recover forgotten password and then click Change Password

The Admin password is changed now.

CHANGE OTHER USER PASSWORDS FROM ADMIN

Admin also privileges to set passwords for other created accounts on Mac. Suppose if any of user forget his password then Admin can set a new password for that account. Follow these steps to change other users passwords through admin.

Step 1

Follow the above step 1, step 2 and in Accounts window click on “Click the lock to make changes”

Step 2

Enter Admin Password and click OK

Step 3

In return, the other users accounts will be highlighted and admin is allowed now to make changes for them

Step 4

Now click on user in Other Accounts for which you have to change password. It asks to enter New Password, Verify password, Password Hint, so fill the fields and click Reset Password

Password of that user has been changed now. Before exit the above Accounts screen, click on Click the lock to prevent further changes and then close the screen.