Re: Anybody know the default root password??

N3TQV wrote:
> I'm new to the Mac and OSX and have OSX 10.2.5. I'm familiar with Unix
and
> Linux so I'm comfortable with the command line. Anyway, I install
> OSX and go to a command line, type 'su' to become root and find that
> I don't know the root password. It should still be the default from
> the installation since I don't know it to change it. Anybody help 
> here or is this blatenly stupid on my part?? Thanx in advance and
> Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all!
> Keith aka N3TQV

Hi Keith!

By default the root account is disabled on Mac OS X. Until you enable 
the root account the root password is blank. I don't recall if 10.2.5 
uses the NetInfo Manager utility to enable the root account or not like 
later Mac OSes but check there first.

Rather than using the su command I suggest you use the sudo command from 
an admin account. Very little in Mac OS X has to be done as the root user.

Hope this helps!

-- 

bill

William M. Smith, Microsoft Interop MVP - Mac/Windows
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