I am currently using MacBook m3 and its showing "enter and administrator's name and password to allow this" and ive tried every possible username and password

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June 8, 2026
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I am currently using MacBook m3 and its showing "enter and administrator's name and password to allow this" and ive tried every possible username and passwords. And it wont let me install the software without entering the correct username and password

Correct answer Manan Joshi

This is not a M3 problem, this is how the OS is supposed to function. You need to key in the credentials you use to log into your computer for the process to move forward

Jeff_A_Wright

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Thank you for posting, @Gayatri+Dagar.

I appreciate your recent subscription to our services. In addition to the helpful advice offered by @kglad and @Manan Joshi please see https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/asked-administrator-password-mhosxlogo1438/mac for information from Apple on entering and resetting the necessary password.

Please update this public discussion thread if you have any additional questions.

kglad

Community Expert

that’s your computer’s admin password and is unrelated to adobe.

Gayatri+DagarAuthor

Participant

I have already tried putting the credentials and the password

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Manan Joshi

Community Expert

Are those of an admin account? If not try admin credentials

-Manan

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Manan Joshi

Correct answer

Community Expert

This is not a M3 problem, this is how the OS is supposed to function. You need to key in the credentials you use to log into your computer for the process to move forward

-Manan

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