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As delivered out-of-the-box, Mac OS X does not enable the ROOT account. Upon first BOOT, you create a user account & password and then set the Admin password. But that is not the same as becoming ROOT.
Sometimes, changing a config option or adding a control file needs to be able to "su root". First, activate ROOT by:
Sometimes, changing a config option or adding a control file needs to be able to "su root". First, activate ROOT by:
- Click the lock in the Directory Utility window.
- Enter an administrator account name and password, then click OK.
- Choose Enable Root User from the Edit menu.
- Enter the root password you wish to use in both the Password and Verify fields,
- then click OK.