Isn't the "su" (i.e. root) the same as setting the master password? I have done this and double checked I've got it right TWICE and I cannot su.
Bills-MacBook-Air:~ Bill$ su
Password:
su: Sorry
Bills-MacBook-Air:~ Bill$
What is going on here? My main user password also does not work to su.
iPhone 5, iOS 6
brsm1990 wrote:
BTW: sudo works with my user password but not the "master password"
Does "su" work with the master password? As far as I know, "su" only works with the root password if you have the root user enabled.
"sudo" allows you to get administrator permissions in Terminal, so it's normal that it only works with your user password
"su" isn't set up to work with a normal user in OS X. The same happens to me, and it's a common issue in a lot of UNIX-based systems like some Linux distributions (Debian-based systems). Instead, use "sudo -s" command
System Preferences > Users & Groups > Login Options > Netowrk Account Server: click 'Join' > Open Directory Utility > Under 'edit' > Enable Root user.
Well how do I make it work? It works fine on my MacBook Pro with OS X 10.8.4 and I don't remember having to do anything special to make it work.
BTW: sudo works with my user password but not the "master password"
How do I enable the root user?
Thanks.
Cannot "su" in terminal
