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| From | Sandman <mr@sandman.net> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.system |
| Subject | Re: Setting up "root" user in OS X "Mavericks" |
| Date | 2014-02-04 09:33 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <slrnlf1d7b.3hq.mr@irc.sandman.net> (permalink) |
| References | <1lgj9ve.j894gc1to0570N%peter@pfjames.co.uk> |
In article <1lgj9ve.j894gc1to0570N%peter@pfjames.co.uk>, Peter James <peter@pfjames.co.uk> wrote: > I need to enable the root user in Mavericks v 10.9.1 so I can access my > Crash, Console, and System Logs. No you don't. /var/log/system.log is readable by the admin group, which I assume you're in, so you can read it whenever. Same with /System/Logs/CrashReporter Using the Console application, /Applications/Utilities/Console, you can read just about any log file on the system. Anything you actually need root privileges for can be accessed with the sudo command, like "sudo cat logfile.txt" or even "sudo -s" which will start a root shell under your current user. There is no need for you to enable the root user. -- Sandman[.net]
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Setting up "root" user in OS X "Mavericks" peter@pfjames.co.uk (Peter James) - 2014-02-04 08:30 +0000
Re: Setting up "root" user in OS X "Mavericks" Sandman <mr@sandman.net> - 2014-02-04 09:33 +0000
Re: Setting up "root" user in OS X "Mavericks" pfj@doesn't.exist.com (Peter James) - 2014-02-04 10:42 +0000
Re: Setting up "root" user in OS X "Mavericks" pfj@doesn't.exist.com (Peter James) - 2014-02-04 11:12 +0000
Re: Setting up "root" user in OS X "Mavericks" Sandman <mr@sandman.net> - 2014-02-04 11:36 +0000
Re: Setting up "root" user in OS X "Mavericks" Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-02-04 07:09 -0800
Re: Setting up "root" user in OS X "Mavericks" Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-04 15:18 +0000
Re: Setting up "root" user in OS X "Mavericks" pfj@doesn't.exist.com (Peter James) - 2014-02-04 19:25 +0000
Re: Setting up "root" user in OS X "Mavericks" Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2014-02-06 12:25 -0800
Re: Setting up "root" user in OS X "Mavericks" Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-04 14:52 +0000
Re: Setting up "root" user in OS X "Mavericks" Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-02-04 13:08 -0500
Re: Setting up "root" user in OS X "Mavericks" me@home.spamsucks.ca (Kiraly) - 2014-02-04 23:40 +0000
Re: Setting up "root" user in OS X "Mavericks" peter@pfjames.co.uk (Peter James) - 2014-02-05 11:03 +0000
Re: Setting up "root" user in OS X "Mavericks" Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-05 13:36 +0000
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