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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 11:36 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <slrnlf1kcj.3hq.mr@irc.sandman.net> (permalink) |
| References | <1lgj9ve.j894gc1to0570N%peter@pfjames.co.uk> <slrnlf1d7b.3hq.mr@irc.sandman.net> <1lgjj1c.1tqjewa1oqf9vkN%pfj@doesn't.exist.com> |
In article <1lgjj1c.1tqjewa1oqf9vkN%pfj@doesn't.exist.com>, Peter James <pfj@doesn't.exist.com> 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. > > OK I can access the log files and crash reporter via Console. Thank you. > However, I can't utilise "sudo" as neither my admin password or user > password are accepted. That's weird, if you're an admin on the machine, and thus in the admin group, then this should be no problem at all. "sudo -s" should ask for you password, and when given should give you a root shell. /etc/sudoers is the file where all users that can use sudo is listed, but you need to actually be root to see the contents of that file. And it lists the admin group as such: %admin ALL=(ALL) ALL So if you're in the admin group and still can't use sudo, then I'm going to assume that this has been altered some way, which seems unlikely, but I don't know the history of your Mac, so... :) -- 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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