On 2018-01-22, at 2:28 PM, Karl Kuehn <[email protected]> wrote:

> `setuid` has really been restricted, and I don't think you could do this 
> though AppleScript at this point (requires app signatures).

I am running on 10.9.5. So some security holes might sill be around.

> However, if what you are actually trying to accomplish is doable via a 
> command line, you could set it up in the `/etc/sudoers` file that whomever 
> needs to run this could run that specific command (and nothing else) with 
> `sudo COMMAND` without needing a passoword.

The issue is that I have managed to lose my password. I can probably (I hope) 
use a recovery boot to clear he password, and in worst-case, I can do a full 
re-install and time machine backup. I want to avoid that if possible.

If nothing else, being able to set my password to something known is sufficient.


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