On Friday, March 30, 2001, at 01:37 PM, Farrukh Zaidi wrote:
> I had the same problem with not being able to su to root. What I did
> was use NetInfo Manager, which comes with OS X, to delete the password
> for root. Then I could su to root without being prompted for a
> password and use the unix command "passwd" to set a new password for
> root.
>
There are easier ways of doing this..
In NetInfo Manager there is a 'Security' sub menu.. select
Authenticate under that, enter your admin password, and then select
Enable Root
or, just use 'sudo -s' this will prompt you for the admin
password, and you will then have a 'root' shell.
