it does not work unless you have root set. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jane Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 3:36 PM Subject: Re: setting root password form terminal
what's wrong with sudo, exactly? cheers, jane On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 7:30 AM, David Poehlman < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A lot of stuff in terminal needs a super user. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chris Gilland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS Xby > theblind" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 9:28 AM > Subject: Re: setting root password form terminal > > > Really, you don't necessarily need root to do administrative tasks. What > is > it eactly you feel you need the root account for? > > Chris. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Poehlman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS Xby > theblind" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 6:27 AM > Subject: Re: setting root password form terminal > > > > you can do this from the gui. there is an app in utilities called > > directory > > access. look under the edit menu for that app after unlocking itt with > > your > > admin password and you can enable root and set a password for it there. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Cody Hurst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X > > by > > theblind" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 7:02 AM > > Subject: setting root password form terminal > > > > > > Hello all, > > > > I am wondering if there is a way I can set the root password from > > the terminal. By default when I set up my mac I did not specify a root > > password. When I go into the terminal and type > > > > su root > > > > it asks me for my root password and I just hit enter because i don't > > have one and it fials > > > > Then I try doing > > > > passwd root > > > > It asks me for my old password, I just press enter, and complete the > > new fgields and it fails. Is this a problem with not having a root > > password by default? I am sitting at a $ prompt and have no idea how > > to do this. I can use software update and what not, but I just can' > > set a password and I'd like to do that just because I can. Thanks for > > any help you can provide. > > > > Cody > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
