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Cannot enter single user mode...

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June 14, 2013 3:15:15 AM

Hi guys i have a big problem right now, yesterday i had 2 accounts one was managed (which was mine) and the other was an admin. However i forgot the password to the admin so i entered single user mode (hold down command + S)
It was working kinda, because whenever i hold down command + S and black screen pop up up for about 1 sec then took me to the login screen.
But when i logged in into my managed account it took me to the single user mode.

Soooo what i did was creating a new account so i could be admin using single user mode, and removed my managed account and the previous admin account i forgot the password.

Everything went well and i only had my account (the one i created)

Today when i bootup my computer i see that my account is gone and the admin account i forgot the password AND removed is back with none of the other accounts.

So now im stuck and cant even login or use the single user mode because as i said when i hold command + S the black screen pop up for 1 sec and then dissapears and takes me to the login screen. And the only way to enter Single user mode is to login, which i cant since i dont know the password even if i removed it!!!

What can i do? Please i need your help!

P.S. I dont have an Mac CD and i've heard something about the only reason i cant enter Single user mode is because my computer has some kind of open firmware protection... Is there anything i can do about it?

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June 14, 2013 11:37:52 AM

You didn't say what Apple or what OS X, it's also against the forum rules to help with things like this; all you can do is contact Apple or take it to an store and see what they suggest.
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