[wplug] Need help but somewhat offtopic

[Steven Leach]

I think its interesting that once you enable root you can actually use 
it as your initial login.  I would have expected root login for the 
Aqua desktop to be disabled.

On Feb 23, 2004, at 12:01 AM, Keir Josephson wrote:

>
> On Feb 22, 2004, at 10:01 PM, Robert E. Coutch wrote:
>>
>> BTW - It asked for a password when I tried to su from a terminal 
>> window.
>> Did I need to SU and if so, what's the password? It never asked for a 
>> root
>> password during setup.
>
> Whichever user (and password) you created during the initial setup is 
> likely the administrator. Almost definitely if you only set up one 
> account and it logs in automatically on boot.
>
> By default on OS X, the root user is disabled. Instead you have to use 
> the sudo command to run something as root. Such as: sudo vi 
> /etc/whatever. You'll be prompted for a password, but it's the same 
> one that your logged in with(assuming only one user has been created). 
> This is the same password you'll be prompted for if you try to install 
> programs or software updates from Apple.
>
> You can get to a root shell by typing: sudo su -. You can also enable 
> the root user through the NetInfo utility, but that's not usually 
> necessary unless your doing something that specifically requires that 
> the root account be active.
>
> -Keir
>
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