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Hi all.
I have a bit of a dilemma, and need some input to get around it. I experienced the admin bug in Leopard, and my account has reverted to simple "standard." I can't install new programs or edit system files, which is extremely inconvenient. This can be solved by booting into Single-User mode, I know. But here's the real problem; while I still had admin status, I installed rEFIt thinking that it would allow me to dual boot Leopard / Edgy (Ubuntu). Now when I start up my macbook, I get the OS selection screen. Since this is the first thing that comes up, holding Command + S puts me into the EFI command shell instead of the regular apple one, dashing any hopes I might have had of regaining admin privilege. When I attempt to remove rEFIt from my machine after booting into Leopard, I get an "admin password required" box. Talk about a catch 22.
My goal here is to either a) find a way to remove rEFIt without admin privilege, or b) gain admin status even with rEFIt still on my machine.
Any suggestions?
I have a bit of a dilemma, and need some input to get around it. I experienced the admin bug in Leopard, and my account has reverted to simple "standard." I can't install new programs or edit system files, which is extremely inconvenient. This can be solved by booting into Single-User mode, I know. But here's the real problem; while I still had admin status, I installed rEFIt thinking that it would allow me to dual boot Leopard / Edgy (Ubuntu). Now when I start up my macbook, I get the OS selection screen. Since this is the first thing that comes up, holding Command + S puts me into the EFI command shell instead of the regular apple one, dashing any hopes I might have had of regaining admin privilege. When I attempt to remove rEFIt from my machine after booting into Leopard, I get an "admin password required" box. Talk about a catch 22.
My goal here is to either a) find a way to remove rEFIt without admin privilege, or b) gain admin status even with rEFIt still on my machine.
Any suggestions?