[X4U] Need to promote an account

[Mark Gibson]

OK but how do you "log in a root" when its not amongst the list of users?

Also yes you can reset the root password using the OS X 10.4.x DVD.

Regards,

Mark

At 18:01 -0500 15/12/06, lisa c wrote:
>If root is already enabled you can try the following to change the 
>root password.  Once the root password is changed you can log into 
>the GUI as root and then you should be able to promote the account 
>back to Admin.  (The following will have you go into single user 
>mode. :) )  (I think you can also reset the root password with the 
>system install CD, but I've used the information below to reset a 
>password when I did not have access to the CD.  As an aside, you can 
>reset the password for any account on the box with the following 
>steps as long as you know the account's short name)
>-lisa c
>
>   Restart the system while holding down "command-s" until you see 
>the system scrolling text.  (if you've ever watched a linux or UNIX 
>system boot, that is type of information you will see)  The machine 
>is now booting into single user mode
>
>    At the Localhost% prompt type:
>
>       /sbin/mount -uw /
>       /sbin/SystemStarter
>
>       You will then see various services starting up.
>
>   when you get the localhost% prompt again type:
>
>       passwd root
>(if you don't see the localhost% prompt after the services start you 
>might have to press return once to get the prompt to appear)
>
>       you will be prompted to type in the new root password twice
>
>       once you have done that type reboot and allow the system to 
>boot normally
>
>       you can now login as root using the root password you just set
>
>
>
>On Dec 15, 2006, at 5:27 PM, Mark Gibson wrote:
>
>>At 14:16 -0800 15/12/06, Mark Paul wrote:
>>>You can check on Netinfo Manager. One option may be to boot from a 
>>>System CD and create the account from there.
>>>
>>>On Dec 15, 2006, at 2:08 PM, Mark Gibson wrote:
>>>
>>>>At 17:00 -0500 15/12/06, Neil Laubenthal wrote:
>>>>>Are there any other admin accounts? If not . . .and if the root 
>>>>>account wasn't enabled . . .I don't know of any way to do it.
>>>>>
>>>>>Might be something sneaky I don't know about though.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>On Dec 15, 2006, at 02:40, Mark Gibson wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>A colleague has somehow demoted the admin account on his 
>>>>>>machine to merely "standard". Amazingly enough he can now do 
>>>>>>very little on the machine. :)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I tried creating a new "admin" account but I need an current 
>>>>>>one to unlock the padlock.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Any ideas on how I can "promote" an existing standard account 
>>>>>>back to "Administrative" status?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Happy to futz around in the Terminal or single user mode if 
>>>>>>that's what's required.
>>>>>>--
>>>>
>>>>No I'm afraid she "demoted" both her own account and the 
>>>>"emergency use only" admin account i had setup.
>>>>
>>>>I think root is enabled (but have forgotten how to check).
>>>>
>>>>If it is can I "fix" it via the terminal or single user mode?
>>
>>By "System CD" do you mean a 10.4.x DVD or the System Restore discs 
>>that came with the machine, I have both.
>>
>>Either way what is that procedure (apart from "erase and install")?
>>--
>>
>>Regards,
>>
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