23 September 2005
Change root password in OS X
Posted by Mikhail Esteves under: OS X; Tips .
Apple makes it pretty difficult to get root on the newer OS X builds. Here is one way of resetting your root password on OS X:
$ sudo su -
Password: (type your USER password if prompted)
# passwd root
Alternatively, do sudo /bin/bash and then a passwd root.
os+x, mac, unix One Comment so far...
Michal Says:
8 October 2007 at 12:11 pm.
Awesome! You have no idea how long I have been looking for this.
