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How do I get a root command promt on OSX?

by NobleSavage
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Dans-MacBook-Air:~ dan$ su
Password:
su: Sorry
Dans-MacBook-Air:~ dan$
For Password I used what I set the computer up with.

I Googled for instructions and couldn't find shit. OSX seems to have poor documentation compared to what I'm used to with Linux. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong place.
#command #osx #promt #root
  • Profile picture of the author mojojuju
    Originally Posted by NobleSavage View Post

    For Password I used what I set the computer up with.

    I Googled for instructions and couldn't find shit. OSX seems to have poor documentation compared to what I'm used to with Linux. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong place.
    I believe OSX handles root like a lot of Linux distros do and rather than have a root user, you'd just use the sudo command.

    ex:

    sudo cp something ../

    or sudo su
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    • Profile picture of the author NobleSavage
      That worked, thanks. Don't know why I didn't do that -- temporary stupidity.
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