From: Mike '/m' 


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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