That's a great hint. Thanks. I was getting tired of sudo -s
Michael
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.
>
> --
> Farrukh Zaidi
> Systems Administrator
> New York Times Digital
>
>
> On Friday, March 30, 2001, at 12:45 PM, Nathan Vonnahme wrote:
>
>>
>> I just started with OS X on my workstation the other day. I've used
>> Macs
>> for a long time, and Perl on unix servers for a long time too (and a
>> bit
>> of MacPerl). I also used NeXTs once upon a time.
>>
>> Now, I'm looking for a book or something about administrating OS X--
>> the
>> directory structure, how the root/administrator/user stuff works (I am
>> logged in as an administrator but how come I can't su and I don't know
>> the
>> root password?), memory management, security, and I would like to get
>> into
>> a little application development. Basically, I need to improve my
>> fundamental unix sysadmin skills and understand the way OS X works a
>> little better-- my old Mac knowledge of system folder, extensions and
>> preferences is not going to help much.
>>
>> Can anyone recommend such resources? Apple's web site (where)? OS X
>> docs? Intro unix/linux documentation?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> nathan
>>
>> --
>> Nathan Vonnahme [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> senior web developer third sector technologies
>> http://enteuxis.org/nathan http://thethirdsector.com
>>
