How to: Enabling the ROOT USER in Mac OS X 10.7.x

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If you work in the Terminal for any length of time, then you know that some commands must have a user access called Root.  Root is the highest level of any Linux/Unix based system and should only be enabled by experienced Linux/Unix users.

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If you’re one, then enabling root in Mac OS X 10.7 is simple.  Follow these steps:

1.  Launch the Directory Utility (located in: /System/Library/CoreServices).
2.  Click the pad lock icon (lower left corner).
3.  Enter your login password.
4.  The pad lock icon will ‘open’.
5.  In the Edit Menu, click Enable Root User.
6.  In the Edit Menu, click Change Root Password.
7.  Come up with a password that you’ll remember.
8.  Enter it, then click OK.
9.  Click the lock icon again to “lock the settings.”

The Root User is now enabled.

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