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- Looking after father in laws Apple iMac 27" All-In-One Desktop PC 2.8Ghz
I am trying to add data to the 'hosts' file. When I paste this sudo /Applications/TextEdit.app/Contents/MacOS/TextEdit /etc/hosts - into the 'terminal' I am asked for a password I don't ever remember setting. After resetting the password using the OS install CD I went back to the 'terminal' and typed in the password. Nothing appeared on the screen when I typed the password and after pressing 'enter' a message said it was the wrong password. Should at least some characters appear as I type the password or should the password be preceeded with another character or word?
The machine is a month old mac pro belonging to my 87 year old father in law who uses it with Photoshop. I am a Windows follower and know very little about OS X please help.
The machine is a month old mac pro belonging to my 87 year old father in law who uses it with Photoshop. I am a Windows follower and know very little about OS X please help.