on 8/28/02 9:46 PM, Bruce Johnson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > No you're not running OS X in 'single user mode'. > > That is a special startup option, one that lands you at a console > prompt, as root automatically. You should be able to run the passwd > command then. > > What *you're* doing is running OS X in autologin mode, where you're > automatically logging in as one user.
So, what you are saying is that "single-user mode" is not a normal operating environment? Here is a question, can you bypass giving root a password, or will it force you to enter something--anything--for a password? This whole rigermaroll sounds like a waste of time if you use this computer for a normal desktop, and for one person. Why should my computer not be mine? Sounds to Microsoft-like for my blood... So, is there any way to just bypass all this silly root, administrator, multi-user garbage? (which is how I see it, and I'm sorry, but I cannot see it otherwise. I don't want to use Unix, but a Mac.) -- -Jon Glass Krakow, Poland <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." --Benjamin Franklin -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
