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Root access in OS X Leopard

Discussion in 'The Alternative OS' started by lopdog, Oct 18, 2009.

  1. lopdog TechSpot Maniac Posts: 378

    Hi!

    I'm new to OSX Leopard, and I'm not sure how to run a program with root privilege. This is a command I've been told to run in terminal, but how do I run it with root privileges?

    Code:
    vi /System/Library/Extensions/IONetworkingFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleBCM5701Ethernet.kext/Contents/Info.plist
    I want to edit and save the Info.plist file, can anyone help me with this?

    Thanks
    lopdog, Oct 18, 2009
    #1

  2. SNGX1275 TS Special Forces Posts: 11,891   +117

    Have you tried it with using sudo first?
    SNGX1275, Oct 18, 2009
    #2

  3. lopdog TechSpot Maniac Posts: 378

    OK, thanks. It didn't seem to work at first, maybe because my account didn't have a password. After adding a password it worked.
    lopdog, Oct 18, 2009
    #3
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