On 1/7/03 9:39 PM, "Jacques" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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.
Hmm. Would I be able to use this to change the "Owner" of the iMac? I received this hard drive with Jaguar already on it, and the previous owner had set it up as "no one's" computer. I didn't have the Jag disks at the time, and of course I wanted to start using Jaguar right away. I had to use the 10.1 CD to reset the password so I could create a new user (myself) and delete the previous user. That was a couple of weeks ago, and now I have the Jaguar install disks, but I really don't want to do a complete reinstall from scratch - it would take several days to get everything reinstalled! So is there a way to go in there and change the owner without reinstalling? Gerry -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
