[X4U] Single user not an Admin user: A fix anyone?

[Brett Conlon]

Hi Robert,

If you boot off the Install CD and choose Reset Password, you'll get the 
option of setting the root user password. I'm not 100% sure if you'll have 
problems if the root password was not previously set but I'm guessing you 
should be OK.

Once root has been set then you can do as the others have described.... 
boot in root, change your user to Admin.

Cheers,

Cojcolds



Robert Ameeti <robert at ameeti.net>

>On 11/08/2004, at 2:46 PM, Robert Ameeti wrote:
>
>>The single and only user is not an Admin user but is instead a Standard 
user. As such, no updates can be done. Root is not enabled as far as I can 
tell. Is there any command within Terminal or within NetInfo Manager that 
might enable me to modify this single user to Admin status?
>
>You might be able to do it by booting into single user mode and trying 
arcane commands, but I'd suggest a quick & easy way might be, er, easier. 
How about:
>
>1. Boot from install CD, activate root a/c. (Installer menu)

It is tough when you get stuck at Step 1

I do not see the ability to enable or activate root via a 10.3.2 OS 
install disc. My options are:

Change Startup Disk
Reset Password
Open Disk Utility

Interesting that Reset Password allows the resetting of 'roots' password. 
I am not sure whether 'root' is enabled after resetting its password, but 
the continuing problem is that at Login, it still only shows the single 
Standard account user's name so I still can't log in as root if I want. 
Attempting to make any changes via Accounts is fruitless as the only login 
ability is to this Standard user.

>2. Boot normally, log in as root
>3. Accounts preference panel, assign "User can administer this computer" 
to the account in question,
>4. Reboot again (IME sometimes adding admin rights to an account doesn't 
take effect until you do)
>5. (optional, recommended in most cases) Disable root a/c.
>
>HTH, and cheers,
>
>Paul.