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Logging in as root enables you to make greater changes to the entire system BUT you must use it with care if you don't know what you are doing!
The Root user is effectively GODMODE for the computer, you can log in as root at the login window, if you have the root password, or you can enable root user from NetInfo Manager in the Applications/Utilities folder.
Once the program is running, go to the security tab at the top and click on Enable Root User. You need an administrator password though.
The Root user is effectively GODMODE for the computer, you can log in as root at the login window, if you have the root password, or you can enable root user from NetInfo Manager in the Applications/Utilities folder.
Once the program is running, go to the security tab at the top and click on Enable Root User. You need an administrator password though.
I have never seen an "upgrade" from 10.2.x or earlier work. It SEEMS to work, but inevitable problems persist. Previous post is correct. Clean install.
Repair permissions EVERY time you install anything.
Has anyone actually seen Norton work in panther? I have only seen it destroy the entire OS. Also I have never seen Disk Warrior do anything but freeze. Does techtool actally fix anything? It only seems rebuild the desktop (OS9 only), and test hardware?
MacTecTom
Repair permissions EVERY time you install anything.
Has anyone actually seen Norton work in panther? I have only seen it destroy the entire OS. Also I have never seen Disk Warrior do anything but freeze. Does techtool actally fix anything? It only seems rebuild the desktop (OS9 only), and test hardware?
MacTecTom
Hello,
An interesting thread. I am running with 10.3.3 on an older laptop, and the only things that don't really work is the onboard SCSI. I have to boot into OS 9 in order to burn CD-ROMS via SCSI.
I agree with MacTecTom that clean installs from 10.1 to 10.2 to 10.3 are the best solutions, and to also often repair permissions if things start going goofy.
I have not gone with any Norton or Disk Warrior solutions. TechTool worked nice under OS 9... don't know about under OS X. I have done alright with the occasional Apple Disk utility scan, and using Retrospect to back files up on a regular basis.
For the curious, to enable the root user to login, you need to go into the NetInfo tool, and put in a blank password (remove the *, and leave it blank). Save the data.
Next, open a terminal window, and type in:
su -
It will give you a new prompt-- root#
Next, type in
passwd
and assign a password. It will ask you to type it again. You will not see any echos or dots or anything as you are typing.
ONLY use root when you really need it. For me, a network admin who uses his OS X box hourly, I might go into root user once a month, if that.
Christian
An interesting thread. I am running with 10.3.3 on an older laptop, and the only things that don't really work is the onboard SCSI. I have to boot into OS 9 in order to burn CD-ROMS via SCSI.
I agree with MacTecTom that clean installs from 10.1 to 10.2 to 10.3 are the best solutions, and to also often repair permissions if things start going goofy.
I have not gone with any Norton or Disk Warrior solutions. TechTool worked nice under OS 9... don't know about under OS X. I have done alright with the occasional Apple Disk utility scan, and using Retrospect to back files up on a regular basis.
For the curious, to enable the root user to login, you need to go into the NetInfo tool, and put in a blank password (remove the *, and leave it blank). Save the data.
Next, open a terminal window, and type in:
su -
It will give you a new prompt-- root#
Next, type in
passwd
and assign a password. It will ask you to type it again. You will not see any echos or dots or anything as you are typing.
ONLY use root when you really need it. For me, a network admin who uses his OS X box hourly, I might go into root user once a month, if that.
Christian
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