you can also use the NetInfo Manager in Utilities. In the security tab there is a Change Root User Password option.
N On Fri, 5 Sep 2003 14:32, Ben Reser wrote: > On Thu, Sep 04, 2003 at 08:21:13PM -0400, Carl Brown wrote: > > There isn't one. The root account is disabled by default in OS X. > > No root account = No root exploits. Simple, huh? > > I couldn't tell you how to enable it. > > Apple probably knows. > > Maybe they'll tell you, maybe they won't. > > That's not entirely accurate. It does exist it just doesn't have a > password set on it so you can't by default log into it. A little bit of > sudo action can set one and enable it... If you search google you can > find out how. -- Nick Texidor Technical Director Webbods Pty Ltd eml: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.webbods.com.au tel: 02 4368 6949 mob: 0414 810284 aim: webbod1 yah: webbod1 icq: 3900008 msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] jab: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ============================================================== Public key: http://texidor.webbods.com.au/nickt_public_key.asc ==============================================================
