Thursday, December 15, 2011

How to enable the root user

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How to enable the root user


OS X Lion



  1. From the Apple menu choose System Preferences....

  2. From the View menu choose Users & Groups.

  3. Click the lock and authenticate as an administrator account.

  4. Click Login Options....

  5. Click the "Edit..." or "Join..." button at the bottom right.

  6. Click the "Open Directory Utility..." button.

  7. Click the lock in the Directory Utility window.

  8. Enter an administrator account name and password, then click OK.

  9. Choose Enable Root User from the Edit menu.

  10. Enter the root password you wish to use in both the Password and Verify fields, then click OK.



Mac OS X v10.6.x



  1. From the Apple menu choose System Preferences....

  2. From the View menu choose Accounts.

  3. Click on the lock and authenticate with an administrator account.

  4. Click Login Options....

  5. Click the "Edit..." or "Join..." button at the bottom right.

  6. Click the "Open Directory Utility..." button.

  7. Click the lock in the Directory Utility window.

  8. Enter an administrator account name and password, then click OK.

  9. Choose Enable Root User from the Edit menu.

  10. Enter the root password you wish to use in both the Password and Verify fields, then click OK.


Note: If you are troubleshooting an issue that prevents you from logging in as an administrator, follow the steps in this article to enable the root user.


Mac OS X v10.5.x



  1. From the Finder's Go menu, choose Utilities.

  2. Open Directory Utility.

  3. Click the lock in the Directory Utility window.

  4. Enter an administrator account name and password, then click OK.

  5. Choose Enable Root User from the Edit menu.

  6. Enter the root password you wish to use in both the Password and Verify fields, then click OK.
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