From: "Adam Flinton" 

I have now & it works. Thanks.

Adam

"Mike '/m'"  wrote in message
news:occb0vogjrfvg6872p4i4drv8263vguh2i{at}4ax.com...
>
> From what i understand. the sudo command is set up so that you don't
> need the root password.  Have you tried sudo?
>
>  /m
>
>
> On Sun, 22 Dec 2002 10:39:20 -0000, "Adam Flinton"
>  wrote:
>
> >Yes but...given a std "factory install" how does one get the root
password.
> >Root is there (I can see it in the process viewer etc, but it ain't on
the
> >"edit users" etc).
> >
> >i.e. su was one of the first things I tried but....no root pw no way
in.....
> >so given I am an administrator how do I set root password such that I can
> >su? I owuld like to know / set the root pw because I'm not a mac'er &
thus
> >not knowing the root pw does kinda bother me.
> >
> >Adam
> >
> >
> >"Tony Williams"  wrote in message
> >news:3e03f3e4{at}w3.nls.net...
> >> Adam Flinton wrote:
> >> > Oh & btw....how does one become root on a Mac? I
have cunning plan
> >m'lord
> >> > involving an ssh client & the command "shutdown
-h now" sent from my
> >mum's
> >> > machine.....when I return it to him....
> >> >
> >> > Can  I use passwd root & change it to something I'd
like if I'm an
admin
> >&
> >> > if so will it screw anything up?
> >>
> >> "su", or if you don't know the root password try
"sudo -s" when logged
> >> in as an admin level user.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Tony
> >>
> >
>

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