Mac log in passwords

[wouldbwelder]

Hi, my OSX iMac has some passwords needed for it - each member of the family has their own ... but my 15 year old son assures me he's doing his homework on the Mac when we're out when I'm sure he's looking at other stuff or on MSN f you know what I mean. Anyway, how can I find out his password for a sneaky view at what he's been viewing? Don't worry - I won't get upset at what he's been looking at - if indeed he has - but I'd like to know even if I can just use it as a push to get his to revise correctly - mock GCSEs coming up.

Is there a bit of software about that'll list them?

Thanks in advance for any help

WbW

[olf]

wouldbwelder said:

Hi, my OSX iMac has some passwords needed for it - each member of the family has their own ... but my 15 year old son assures me he's doing his homework on the Mac when we're out when I'm sure he's looking at other stuff or on MSN f you know what I mean. Anyway, how can I find out his password for a sneaky view at what he's been viewing? Don't worry - I won't get upset at what he's been looking at - if indeed he has - but I'd like to know even if I can just use it as a push to get his to revise correctly - mock GCSEs coming up.

Is there a bit of software about that'll list them?

Thanks in advance for any help

WbW

Have a look at "keychain". It is already on your mac.

Edited by olf on Friday 24th November 08:56

[evil jack]

If you restart the iMac from your installation CD (Put the CD in the drive, then hold down the 'C' key whilst restarting the machine), once the iMac has rebooted, there will be an option to reset the password for any account on the machine.

[mmm-five]

If it's your iMac that you've set up for other family members to use, then simply log into your admin account and then go into your son's user account and look in the Safari cookies folder or at the history file - assuming the clever bugger hasn't used 'private browsing'.

[WouldbWelder]

mmm-five said:

If it's your iMac that you've set up for other family members to use, then simply log into your admin account and then go into your son's user account and look in the Safari cookies folder or at the history file - assuming the clever bugger hasn't used 'private browsing'.

Thanks for that! No, he hadn't used 'private browsing' ... ever heard of some site called bebo?

[mmm-five]

WouldbWelder said:

mmm-five said:

If it's your iMac that you've set up for other family members to use, then simply log into your admin account and then go into your son's user account and look in the Safari cookies folder or at the history file - assuming the clever bugger hasn't used 'private browsing'.

Thanks for that! No, he hadn't used 'private browsing' ... ever heard of some site called bebo?

It's a social networking site - like a myspace clone, with photos, videos, etc. Doesn't seem to be anything extreme about it!

[busta]

"Child in not looking at porn shocker!"

Must be something wrong, call in the gay police.





no offence

[hairydave]

i can only chuckle at this...