Resetting Login Passwords

Question 1

How do you reset another user’s account password when you’re logged in to an administrator account on a Mac?

Answer 1

Select the user’s account in Users & Groups preferences, then click Reset Password and enter a new password.

You reset another user’s login password in Users & Groups preferences.

Question 2

What does the message “If you forgot your password, you can reset it using your Apple ID” tell you about your ability to reset the password?

Answer 2

Because your user account is associated with your Apple ID, you can use your Apple ID credentials to reset the password.

When you associate your user account with your Apple ID during the setup of a Mac, you can use your Apple ID credentials to reset the password.

Question 3

With FileVault turned on, a message to restart and show password reset options appears after you enter an incorrect password three times.
Which other option do you have after you’ve restarted the Mac?

Answer 3

Wait until a message at the bottom of the login screen appears that instructs you to use the power button to shut down the Mac and restart it in macOS Recovery.

With FileVault turned on, this additional option restarts the Mac in macOS Recovery, so you can reset the password using either an iCloud account or a recovery key.