See 3 ways to enable root password http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20010324095804436
If that's what needed. The root user always enabled just do a 'ps aux'. The usual (and safest) way around not having the root password is to use sudo. % sudo <command> password: example: jax% sudo find / -name "pthread*" -print Password: this should get you anywhere you want to go. The password you are being prompted for is your own and this authentication enables you to do anything as root. hope that helps. -jacques. On Tuesday, December 24, 2002, at 05:34 AM, Marc van Gemert wrote: > James Stocks wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I was attempting to install a program (a samba server) which asked >> for the >> root user to be enabled. I tried to do this using NetInfo, but I've >> since >> discovered that it's not a terribly good idea to mess about with root >> when >> you don't know what you are doing, so I abandoned that little project. >> >> So, can anybody tell me how I can make sure that the root user is >> *not* >> enabled in OS X (10.2) and get me out of this mess? > > The same way as how you enabled it in NetInfo I guess. I did it that > way > in 10.1.x, dunno if that has been changed in Jag. > > Marc > > > > * > * > > > > -- > The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished > Drives | > - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! > | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- >> The Think Different Store > http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > > --- /_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _/ /_/ Jacques Brierre [EMAIL PROTECTED] /_/ /_/ Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. /_/ /_/ See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html /_/ /_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _/ -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
