> On Sun, 28 Mar 2004 17:41:29 +1000, Darren wrote:
>>Not having OS X.x I've not added to the thread.
>>My question: do you have a root account?
>>I've followed the thread but fail to see how sudo would work without
>>a root login, does the admin login cover this? sorry if I'm looking
>>through linux eyes. Gretchen is possibly having permission problems?
>>file not found is a common error when a user tries to access a admin
>>file or a file which is not included in their group access.
>>Am I mistaken in thinking OSX does not install a root account by >>default?
>>
I do not fully understand all you are saying, but I do know that I have access in an adminstrative capacity. I ented my p/w, and had no trouble with that. My permissions should not be an issue, I repair them after every new software installation.
Hi Gretchen.
The question was aimed at Brian and as I noted I do not have OSX so I'm working second hand, so to speak and could well be very wrong.
It was my understanding that the root account is not installed by default as some kind of security feature. If everything worked properly a normal user doesn't need it.
The admin account has many rights, more than a average user and is used to configure the system, it doesn't have full access rights to everything but is a middle ground between the normal user account and a root account.
Root *owns* the system, and all files therefore has controlling permissions, no root account and you will not be able to access files with higher permissions than admin.
Sudo defaults to admin permissions for a single task, not high enough permissions to do the task you require.
http://macosx.org/software/utilities/rootpass.html give a quick run down.
My feeling is that Brian has root enabled where you do not which would explain the results you recieve compared to him.
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