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Administrator vs root?
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<blockquote data-quote="switcher.mac" data-source="post: 381104" data-attributes="member: 28610"><p>Hi...I'm still new to Macs and I can't seem to wrap my head around administrator and root. </p><p></p><p>Where does root come in? What's the default root password? What's the difference between root and an administrator user? What is it asking me for when it wants a user/password for things like adding programs, etc, or when unlocking something in system preferences...Root? or an administrator.</p><p></p><p>Is there any website that can make this all clear?</p><p></p><p>TIA</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="switcher.mac, post: 381104, member: 28610"] Hi...I'm still new to Macs and I can't seem to wrap my head around administrator and root. Where does root come in? What's the default root password? What's the difference between root and an administrator user? What is it asking me for when it wants a user/password for things like adding programs, etc, or when unlocking something in system preferences...Root? or an administrator. Is there any website that can make this all clear? TIA [/QUOTE]
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