The password thing worked. Already had a password, but thought sudo was asking me for a sudo credential, which I didn't have (as Ludwig noted). It was asking me for my iMac password! When I entered it, the port install command worked immediately. Thanks for your help! Beers all around.
On Fri, Aug 7, 2015 at 10:18 AM, Mihai Moldovan <[email protected]> wrote: > On 07.08.2015 10:37 AM, Rainer Müller wrote: > > On 2015-08-07 07:03, Jim Mattingly wrote: > >> Getting the above-referenced error code when attempting command: port > >> install pspp, Have even tried sudo, although it is only a single-user > >> computer at home, then sudo scolds me and asks for a password I don’t > >> have. Downloaded Xcode from app store and macports, according to > >> macports guide, and env command worked just fine, but both install > >> and selfupdate commands tell me I don’t have the necessary privileges > >> to run them. Simply running commands on apple terminal with Xcode > >> open. Any ideas what to do? I’m perhaps a relatively advance user, > >> but not an IT pro, so perhaps there is something simple I’m > >> overlooking. > > > > You can't use sudo without setting a password for your user account. > > > > https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202035 > > That's the way better answer. > > Also, make sure that your user account type is setup as "Administrator", > not > "Standard" or "Guest" in System Preferences -> Users and Groups (it should > be, > but please double-check.) > > You can also set a password there. > > After logging out and back in, sudo should magically work. > > > Don't go the other route "enabling" the root account via Directory Utility > or > changing the sudoers file... > > > > Mihai > > >
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