vitocorleone Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 I have installed the Mac OS X for x86 in my IBM X40 computer. It worked well ,before I decided to fix the non-audio problem today: I suddenly realized that I could not work as a "root". When I tried to use the command"kextload",the terminal told me that "you must be runing as root to load modules into the kernel". OK, then I use "su" to switch users, but it asked for passwords! For God's sake I've never set any root's passwords. Besides, during the whole installation of this operating system, I even never be asked anything about the root. My question is, How can there be a password of root? Can it be changed or deleted? And What should I do to run as root so as to install the audio? Thanks very much. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/7691-could-not-run-asd-root/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
vitocorleone Posted January 25, 2006 Author Share Posted January 25, 2006 well, I solved this problem by myself. to change the root's password is simple and easy. open the computer, when it appears the darwin and counts the seconds, press any key. then, type "- s" to run as root. type"sh /etc/rc",then enter.(notice there is a blank between "sh" and "/etc") type"passwd curtis",then we can change the password. after restarting the computer, the root is in our hands! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/7691-could-not-run-asd-root/#findComment-48167 Share on other sites More sharing options...
seero Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 In OSX, there is no password defined for the user root ! To create it, open a terminal : 1) "sudo -s -H" et enter you password 2) "passwd root" Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/7691-could-not-run-asd-root/#findComment-48168 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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