Mac OS X: Enabling the Root User

Mac OS X: Enabling the Root User

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In the Mac OS X Public Beta it was possible to become the root user (in the Terminal application). In the release version the su command will always be rejected, until you follow this one-time configuration:

Run (double-click) Applications / Utilities / Netinfo Manager
[menubar] Domain / Security / Authenticate - provide a root user (I used my default loginname)
[menubar] Domain / Security / Enable Root User - provide a non-trivial password

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