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Reset the user password in OS X Lion, Mountain Lion and Mavericks

From: https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-4101

  When you forgot the password and you can't use OS X, you have to use the new Recovery.
  To boot in Recovery system, press Command and R keys in boot and hold the keys until you see 
  the Apple icon. If you have a Mac with Internet Recovery, read > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4718. 
  If your Mac has got a wireless keyboard, hold them when you hear the startup sound
  When it starts, select Utilities > Terminal, and type:

resetpassword

Press your user and type your password. Finally, reboot.

Five Ways to Reset a Lost Administrator Password

From: http://tidbits.com/article/14437

  Reset Login Keychain Password -- No matter which of these methods you use to reset a forgotten administrator 
  password, it won’t update the password protecting the account’s login keychain, which stores all of the user’s 
  passwords. Since the keychain is protected by the now-forgotten administrator password, there’s no way to get 
  back into it. Newer versions of Mac OS X may prompt about this problem at startup; otherwise you’ll need to 
  delete the keychain and start it over again, using these steps:

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