# Can I get into the root account

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-i-get-into-the-root-account/207491>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [November 18, 2006, 2:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-i-get-into-the-root-account/207491 "2006-11-18T02:57:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3ec8ea/32.png) [@haven](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/haven)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2006, 2:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-i-get-into-the-root-account/207491/1 "2006-11-18T02:57:26Z")

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on a MacBook that has had parental controls placed on it? I put controls on my son’s account with a password that he couldnt figure out. It was a bunch of numbers and letters I had written down on a piece of paper. I accidentally put controls on both my account and his and I cant get back into the admin control panel.

Any suggestions?