Windows Parallels Commands

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The following commands will allow you to reset the password for the user used to login to the Windows OS in Parallels

6 Steps total

Step 1: Start the Virtual Machine

Step 2: Open Terminal Application

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Finder > Applications > Utilities > Terminal

Step 3: Run the Following Command

prlctl list --all
The output should look like the following:

UUID STATUS IP_ADDR NAME
{3e21f02b-9d52-4ebe-a079-675dc822d723} running - Windows 7

Step 4: Copy the UUID

The characters between the { }

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Step 5: Run the following command

prlctl set UUID --userpasswd USERNAME:PASSWORD

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UUID - Characters copied from the previous command
USERNAME - Windows user ID
PASSWORD - Password you would like to set for the Windows user

Step 6: Press Return and you should see the following

authentication tokens updated successfully

Published: Aug 08, 2012 · Last Updated: Sep 27, 2012

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  • Ghost Chili
    ranhalt Aug 9, 2012 at 07:59am

    I would have just mounted UBCD on the VM and booted to ntpasswd to unlock/reset the account. But I'm crazy.

  • Poblano
    OpacityZero Sep 27, 2012 at 06:56pm

    You are crazy!