From: "Adam Flinton" 

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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