Your Apple ID offers you the ability to connect with your Apple account across devices, new and old, wherever you are. But with that accessibility comes a need for extra security. Your Apple ID password provides this by requiring you to enter it each time you want to connect with and sync your Apple ID account on a new device.
Note: If you try to change other Mac Administrator's password, it will show you that resetting the account password doesn't reset the password for the user's 'login' keychain. To reset or create the password for the 'login' keychain, use Keychain Access, located in the Utilities folder on Mac. In the future, if you forget your Mac user account password, when you try to log in, after three tries, your Mac will prompt you to reset your password using your Apple ID. How to change your Mac user account password if you know your current one. If you already know your current password and you just want to change it, you're in luck.
The widely used security measure can sometimes be compromised, risking your data and sensitive personal information. If you want to make your Apple account more secure, you have the ability to change your Apple ID password.
Here's how to do it on your iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Macbook, or through a web browser.
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1. Open your Settings app.
2. Tap your name.
© Devon Delfino/Business Insider Your name is located at the top of the Settings page. Devon Delfino/Business Insider
3. Select 'Password and Security.'
© Devon Delfino/Business Insider This is in the first section of the menu under 'Name, Phone Numbers, and Email.' Devon Delfino/Business Insider
4. Tap 'Change password' at the top of the screen.
This option is linked in blue.
© Devon Delfino/Business Insider This option is linked in blue. Devon Delfino/Business Insider
5. Enter your device's passcode to proceed
© Devon Delfino/Business Insider This is a code at least four numbers long. Devon Delfino/Business Insider
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6. Enter your new password twice.
7. Tap 'Change' or 'Change Password.'
© Devon Delfino/Business Insider Your password must contain at least eight characters, an uppercase and lowercase letter, and a number. Devon Delfino/Business Insider
8. Sign back into your account using your new password on your various devices to access your Apple account.
How to change your Apple ID password on MacOS Catalina
1. Click the Apple icon in the top-left corner of the screen and select 'System Preferences.'
© Devon Delfino/Business Insider The menu holds information about your Mac, lets you log out, shutdown, and more. Devon Delfino/Business Insider
2. Click 'Apple ID.'
© Devon Delfino/Business Insider You can find this option directly to the right of your name. Devon Delfino/Business Insider
3. Select 'Password & Security.'
© Devon Delfino/Business Insider Like mobile devices, this option is underneath the 'Name, Phone, and Email' tab. Devon Delfino/Business Insider
4. Click 'Change Password.'
© Devon Delfino/Business Insider You can also update two-factor authentication in this menu. Devon Delfino/Business Insider
5. Enter the password you use to get into your Mac.
© Devon Delfino/Business Insider If you don't remember your password, you'll need to use the Apple ID 'Forgot Password' feature. Devon Delfino/Business Insider
6. Enter your new desired Apple ID password twice and click 'Verify.'
© Devon Delfino/Business Insider Entering your new password twice ensures you know what your new password is. Devon Delfino/Business Insider
Note: If you have Mojave or an earlier version of the OS, select 'iCloud' after entering your system preferences. From there, choose 'Account Details' and then 'Security' followed by 'Reset Password.'
Yahoo Change Login PasswordHow to change your Apple ID password on your web browser
1. Open your browser, go to your Apple ID page and sign in with your current ID and password
© Devon Delfino/Business Insider If you can't remember your password, use the 'Forgot Apple ID or password?' link below the login. Devon Delfino/Business Insider
2. Select 'Change Password.'
© Devon Delfino/Business Insider You can find this option under the 'Security' label. Devon Delfino/Business Insider
3. Enter your current password.
4. Now enter your new desired password twice.
© Devon Delfino/Business Insider Confirm your password to ensure you know it. Devon Delfino/Business Insider
5. Click 'Change Password.'
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No matter which method you use to reset administrator password on mac, it won't automatically update the password protecting the account's login keychain. Since the keychain is still protected with the old administrator password, there would be no way to get back into it unless you could update keychain password or create new keychain.
Probably you are just prompted to do that at startup after Mac admin password reset, such as on Yosemite, or constantly asked to enter the keychain password after Mac login. Regardless of which happens, resetting keychain password would help you access Keychain again.
Method 1: Reset Keychain login password in Keychain Access
After you log into Mac with new administrator password, follow the steps below.
1. Open Keychain Access from Finder> Applications Utilities, and choose Keychain AccessPreferences from top menu.
2. In newer versions of Mac OS X, such as on Yosemite, you will see a button Reset My Default Keychain under the General pane.
3. Click it and enter the new login password in Password field to create new keychain.
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Note: If you have no such button, choose EditKeychain List (Command + Option + L), select the login keychain, and click the minus button to delete it.
4. Quit Keychain Access and restart Mac. A new login keychain will recollecting and storing the passwords for Wi-Fi networks, email accounts, Web sites, and other logins as they occur.
Method 2: Reset Keychain password with command line in single user mode
If you cannot work with Keychain Access because of something like Messages Agent constantly asking for the forgotten login keychain password, you can use command line to reset Keychain password in single user mode.
1. Restart Mac and hold on Command + S to enter single user mode.
2. After you are prompted to enter a command-line after numerous lines of status messages, type this command to mount the root Mac OS X drive as writable.
mount -uw /
3. Delete that account's login keychain.
rm /Users/shortname/Library/Keychains/login.keychain
Note: If you are not sure the shortname, please confirm it with command 'ls /Users' at first.
4. Reboot Mac by command 'reboot'.
After Mac starts, you should have created a new keychain on Mac.
Update keychain password if you still remember the old one:
1. Click Update Keychain Password and enter the old password at startup, or continue login and enter old password when you are asked.
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2. Open Keychain Access and right click on login, and choose the option Change Password for Keychain 'Login' from pop-up menu.
3. Enter the old password in 'Current Password' field and new password in 'New Password' box. Verify it and click OK to successfully change keychain password.
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