Lesson 10: Manage Password Changes

Question 1

How can you change your local computer account password?

Answer 1

You can change your own local account passwords from the General pane of Security & Privacy preferences or from Users and Groups preferences.

In either case, you select Change Password, and in the input pane, you must enter your old password once, followed by the new password twice.

Finally, select Change Password.

Question 2

How can you reset another user’s account password in macOS Mojave?

Answer 2

You can reset other user account passwords if you have access to an administrator account on a Mac.

To perform the reset from Users & Groups preferences you must authenticate as an administrator, select the user account you want to change, and select the Reset Password button.

Then you must enter and verify the new password.

Question 3

How does resetting a user’s account password affect that user’s login keychain?

Answer 3

If your login password doesn’t match your login keychain password, macOS creates new, empty keychain items for you that match your login keychain.

If the user remembers their old password, you can retrieve the archived keychain.

Question 4

When can you reset a login password with an Apple ID?

Answer 4

You can reset a login password with an Apple ID if you provided your Apple ID when you created your first user account during Setup Assistant.

You can do this in two ways:

1. Enable FileVault and associate it with your Apple ID. Follow the proper steps and select “Reset it using Apple ID.”
2. Restart your Mac in macOS Recovery. Follow the proper steps and select “I forgot my password.”

Question 5

How can you reset a user’s lost account password if they can’t log in to their Mac?

Answer 5

To reset a user’s lost account password, you can use the Reset Password assistant available from macOS Recovery along with the local user selection option.

Question 6

How does Startup Security Utility (f.k.a. Firmware Password Utility) help prevent users from making unauthorized password changes?

Answer 6

The Startup Security Utility (f.k.a. Firmware Password Utility) allows a user to turn on the firmware password, which prevents users who don’t have the password from starting up from any disk other than the designated startup disk.

Question 7

Which two additional features are offered through Startup Security Utility to help secure unauthorized access for a Mac with an Apple T2 chip?

Answer 7

Two additional features are offered through Startup Security Utility to help secure unauthorized access for a Mac with an Apple T2 chip.

1. Secure Boot: Ensures that your Mac starts up using only a legitimate and trusted version of an operating system (OS), including macOS or Microsoft Windows
2. External Boot: Used to control whether your Mac with an Apple T2 chip can start up from an external hard drive, thumb drive, or other external media. The default and most secure setting is “Disallow booting from any external media.”