You can get root access by using the sudo command. Normally, you'd
simply run a single command using sudo and it would run as root,
however, a command like
sudo /bin/bash
will get you a root shell, and you need only use your own password to
make it happen (assuming you're an admin on the machine of course).
You're of course welcome to use any shell you like, assuming you have
others installed, but bash is the default, and it's unlikely you'll
need another one anyhow.
once you use the sudo command, you will have a root shell, and you can
perform any function required. Typing exit at a shell prompt will get
you back to your normal user-level shell, and typing exit again will
exit the shell, and end your terminal session altogether.
As far as logging in as root from the terminal screen, if it's
possible, I've never figured out how to do so. Others have managed
it, but I have not, though it doesn't really matter, because a sudo
root shell provides exactly the same access as logging in directly as
root.
hth.
On Sep 20, 2014, at 6:48 AM, Gordon Smith wrote:
Hi all
As part of the fix process for our mail system, I need to log into
our machine as “root” I always thought that once at the log-in
screen, you could simply use “Root” as the user ID, and “root” as
the password. Apparently, this isn’t the case any longer; although
our old Snow Leopard machine does let me in that way.
How, then, does one enable root access? This is something I need to
do urgently, so a rapid response, possibly, off list, would be very
much appreciated.
I’m clearly a little ring-rusty when it comes to my Unix/Linux
skills, something I’n really going to have to brush up on.
Thanks.
Kind regards
Gordon
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