[geeks] OS X root password????

[Mike Nicewonger]

on 7/10/02 11:04 PM, Dave McGuire at mcguire at neurotica.com wrote:

> On July 10, Mike Nicewonger wrote:
>> I want to make some changes and such via the console and I don't have the
>> root password. The fellow whom installed did not set a root password. What
>> or how to set/obtain the password for root in the shell??
> 
> In the finder, open Applications, then Utilities.  Start up NetInfo
> Manager.  Under Domain->Security, choose "Authenticate".  Enter your
> password.  Under Domain->Security again, choose "Enable Root User".
> It should then ask you to set a root password.
> 
That's the ticket.

Thanks Dave.

Mike N