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New G5 need basic setup for root. Newbie
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<blockquote data-quote="witeshark" data-source="post: 29163" data-attributes="member: 3865"><p><span style="color: darkred">Admin access in the terminal is by sudo. Setting up root user <em>never be on line as root:</em></span></p><p><span style="color: darkred">Open NetInfo Manager, located in Applications > Utilities.</span></p><p><span style="color: darkred">Choose Security > Enable Root User and type a password for the root account. You may need to type an administrator password to make these changes.</span></p><p><span style="color: darkred">Choose Apple menu > Log Out.</span></p><p><span style="color: darkred">Choose Other in the Login window, type root in the Name field, and the root password in the Password field.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="witeshark, post: 29163, member: 3865"] [color=darkred]Admin access in the terminal is by sudo. Setting up root user [i]never be on line as root:[/i] Open NetInfo Manager, located in Applications > Utilities. Choose Security > Enable Root User and type a password for the root account. You may need to type an administrator password to make these changes. Choose Apple menu > Log Out. Choose Other in the Login window, type root in the Name field, and the root password in the Password field.[/color] [/QUOTE]
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