what you have to do

Post #146,581 by boxley 3/16/04 8:43:00 PM Reply	what you have to do Under OSX it doesnt use the /etc/passwd for logins, it uses a database, the easiest method is to boot via cd and choose the reset password option, this changes root password. In future when you want to do adminning rather than using, login directly as root. Otherwise if you are uncomfortable with that give a user admin privileges, like you noticed it asks you for a passwd, what you are doing is a sudo operation. Hope that helps. thanx, bill when I was young I envisioned myself as the embodiment of Trinity, Now I realize I have turned into the Bambino questions, help? [link\|mailto:pappas@catholic.org\|email pappas at catholic.org]
Post #146,627 by dmarker 3/16/04 11:58:31 PM Reply	Re: what you have to do Bill, Thanks - it all falls into place - can see my way through it now Cheers Doug
Post #146,637 by pwhysall 3/17/04 2:07:14 AM Reply	Also... ...if you want to be root in the terminal, just do "sudo su" :-) Peter [link\|http://www.debian.org\|Shill For Hire] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home Page - Now with added Zing!]
Post #146,735 by dmarker 3/17/04 3:25:09 PM Reply	1 more Q - when login window appears ... where does it allow root login. I only get the users that were added ? Tks Doug
Post #146,744 by boxley 3/17/04 4:03:05 PM Reply	setup so that instead of a list of users being displayed you get a name and passed prompt. Under the system property thingy, admin users, then login toggles. Will get exact after I go home. thanx, bill when I was young I envisioned myself as the embodiment of Trinity, Now I realize I have turned into the Bambino questions, help? [link\|mailto:pappas@catholic.org\|email pappas at catholic.org]
Post #146,906 by tuberculosis 3/18/04 10:03:15 AM Reply	First thing I always do is open up the Accounts control panel - click on Login Options, Display Login Windows as: Name and Password, uncheck "Automatically login as...", set the rest of the options to taste. Also open up NetInfo Util and enable the root account. Although - as Peter mentioned - you can also do sudo su, then as root, change the root password with 'passwd root'- that seems to enable the root account as well. One nice thing is that, even though an account has admin privs, it doesn't run in admin mode all the time - you still have to do sudo or authenticate with a password to do real damage. So I'm always logged in as an admin user but I don't tiptoe with fear when doing an rm like I do when I'm root. The tree of research must from time to time be refreshed with the blood of bean counters. -- Alan Kay
Post #146,964 by dmarker 3/18/04 3:50:34 PM Reply	When looked at this way - seems to be ver well .... thought out. I just had trouble find my way there but the benefits of their approach are worth it. Tks all Doug

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