on 3/30/01 12:37 PM, Farrukh Zaidi at [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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.
I reset the root password by restarting with the OSX installer CD-ROM and
choosing "Reset Password" from the menu. This tip is in the OS X user guide.
It takes a really long time to do this though. I like Farrukh's method
better ;-)
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