Comments on: (Re)Setting the root password on Mac OSX http://switch.richard5.net/2005/12/04/resetting-the-root-password-on-mac-osx/ How to build your Mac into a internet server using open source software Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:25:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Striker Flux http://switch.richard5.net/2005/12/04/resetting-the-root-password-on-mac-osx/comment-page-1/#comment-32515 Striker Flux Tue, 10 Jul 2007 06:44:57 +0000 http://switch.richard5.net/?p=33#comment-32515 Hmm... while I agree with the terminal part, I strongly disagree with enabling the root user. First, it is not necessary for resetting the password. Secondly, it is highly unlikely that it would be necessary for anything else since you could always use the sudo command (sudo -s if you need to keep using it so that you don't have to retype your pw over and over). Third, it is a security threat, and again, not necessary. Hmm… while I agree with the terminal part, I strongly disagree with enabling the root user. First, it is not necessary for resetting the password. Secondly, it is highly unlikely that it would be necessary for anything else since you could always use the sudo command (sudo -s if you need to keep using it so that you don’t have to retype your pw over and over). Third, it is a security threat, and again, not necessary.

]]> By: Urbanose http://switch.richard5.net/2005/12/04/resetting-the-root-password-on-mac-osx/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Urbanose Sun, 18 Dec 2005 20:45:23 +0000 http://switch.richard5.net/?p=33#comment-33 Hum... I agree with Marco. But you need to type "sudo passwd root", and not "sudo passwd" alone in the Terminal. Hum… I agree with Marco. But you need to type “sudo passwd root”, and not “sudo passwd” alone in the Terminal.

]]> By: Marco http://switch.richard5.net/2005/12/04/resetting-the-root-password-on-mac-osx/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Marco Fri, 09 Dec 2005 16:44:51 +0000 http://switch.richard5.net/?p=33#comment-12 Um. That is a very time-consuming way for such a simple task. There are a couple of ways to do this, that don't involve rebooting. The first is with NetInfo manager. Open it, Authenticate, and select 'enable root user' from the Security menu. The easiest is just to type 'sudo passwd' in the Terminal. Enter your own password, and then the password you want for the root user twice and you're done. Really.. Rebooting to set a password? Um. That is a very time-consuming way for such a simple task.

There are a couple of ways to do this, that don’t involve rebooting. The first is with NetInfo manager. Open it, Authenticate, and select ‘enable root user’ from the Security menu.

The easiest is just to type ‘sudo passwd’ in the Terminal. Enter your own password, and then the password you want for the root user twice and you’re done.

Really.. Rebooting to set a password?

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