On my Mac (10.6.2), I always would do this to access root if I had to:
sudo su - or just
sudo su
Well, I had to enable the actual root account briefly and then I disabled it. Now, I can't do sudo su or sudo su -, I just get a Sorry message. If I renable root, I can do it. What's also interesting is that both sudo -i and sudo -s work just fine with root disabled. Why can I no longer do "sudo su -" with root disabled?
Access to root account?
Info:G5 iMac, Mac OS X (10.4.10), 1.9ghz, 1.5Gb, 160HDD
Well I don't have the Tiger CD anymore but I heard I can boot into single user mode and enable root? I tried this but didn't work
/sbin/fsck -y
/sbin/mount -uw /
/sbin/SystemStarter
passwd root
Is it different for tiger?
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
I can not find the enable root user in, I am using Lion
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MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
How is "access for assistive devices" enabled in OS 10.9.3? I've looked for it just about everywhere in System Preferences. A third-party utility that I use needs it to work fully—and says at startup that it is not switched on.
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Mac Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.3), Late 2013 version of Mac Pro
I've done this before quite a while ago - and have now forgotten how!I remember there was an app in Utilities folder that allowed me to set up a root account so I had total control of my system.
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[code]...
After enabling the root user and logging into that account I tried to log back into my regular user and found that everything was set back to default. No files, pictures, anything... Â
Going into the Users folder I can see my account and it has all of the files on the desktop and such.Â
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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MacBook Pro (15-inch Late 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.2)
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Mac Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)
I have no trouble using WiFi at home. But when I connect my new MacBook Pro to WiFi networks at cafes, airports, and hotels, I can connect and a page or two will load without a problem. But a minute or two later, the WiFi signal appears to be fine but no pages will load and e-mail messages can't be sent or received. Â
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MacBook Pro (15-inch Late 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.3), iPhone 4
I can't access my old i Tunes account and so I can't open old songs bought in the past I have a new account now with different id and password an dI dont have access to the old mail account?
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iWeb '08, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
I am trying to access icloud on a second account on my imac but it gets rejected, while i can access icloud on the web. same with setting up mail while it is a legitimate existing account
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
I just got a macbook. I used the migration assistant to tranfer files from my PC to my new mac and I can't access the account. It says the password has expired and that I need to create a new one but I can't change the password because my password isn't working. How can I access that user account. I don't want to do much on this user account because I know you can't merge two accounts...
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MacBook
Pro, iOS 5.1
I can connect to the itunes store and do all the normal functions. However, if I try to buy a song (after I enter my email and password), it says couldnt connect, session timed out. If i try to buy from my iphone
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iPad 2, iOS 5.1
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