sorry about the misquote, must have been some combination of my deleting part of the email and netscape helping me out... but yes, that's exactly how i got root access on my system, after reading the same on another list that's generally much less useful. if you're interested, the other list is "mac os x for users list" info is at: <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/X.html> but in general it has a really, really bad signal to noise ratio, and a lot of snobs who think the answer is to buy the newest machine and more ram, in general. it also goes way, way off topic often for days at a time. i get it in digest mode, and usually trash it after reading the contents listing at the top, YMMV.
honestly i don't know if there is a root user before doing what i described and who's password you are setting or if there isn't a root user at all until you do this. apple was smart enough to make accounts administrative by default so new users wouldn't mess things up as badly (i've seen people on other list wonder why it doesn't work after they completely rearrange the directory structure, unaware that key parts of the os must be where it thinks they should be, not where someone else thinks makes sense to them), and at the same time allow you to create the "root" user when you think you are ready. for other root users you probably have to manually set the "wheel" and other things i don't understand yet at the command line level. Darren wrote: > > Philip Stortz wrote: > > >easy, log in as you normally would. then create a new user called "root" and the > >password for the user, os x is smart enough to let you do this if there isn't yet a > >super user. if you're doing extensive mucking about it's much easier than sudo'ing > >all the time and more natural. after the first root user is created, the os won't > >let the administrative users create another root user. after this, when you log > >in, it will show the normal users, and "other", pick other and type in "root" for > >the username and the password you picked. don't feel too secure though, you can > >still boot off the cd and change anything you want. > > > > Nah, seriously, this isn't how you add root is it? > Root isn't installed with the system? > > You've also quoted the wrong sender. ---------------- -- Philip Stortz -- To be nobody but yourself when the whole world is trying its best night and day to make you everybody else is to fight the hardest battle any human being will ever fight. -- E.E. Cummings -- MaX-list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MaX-list info: <http://lowendmac.com/linux/max.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/max-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
