January 27th, 2003, 05:19 PM
The root account is always there you just have to setup the login screen to allow you to login....at least that is my limited understanding of how it works....
look at the link on the first...
January 27th, 2003, 05:03 PM
Ok for the third time I've already gone to single-user mode and changed the root password but now I'm stuck as you can't login because there is no root account set up...
January 27th, 2003, 02:51 PM
Yeah see like I said I already changed the root password but I can't access the root user....as in there is no login item for root because root hasnt been set up....
January 27th, 2003, 08:05 AM
January 27th, 2003, 04:41 AM
I don't have the os disc though...is there a way to do it without it?
January 27th, 2003, 04:29 AM
I recently inherited a mac with Mac OS X but I can't use it because I don't know the deceaseds password. I used a tutorial to change the root password but I hit a hitch because at the login screen...