[gerbnl]

Hmmm, got a question today i really don't know an answer to. I think it should be possible, but i'm not such an unix adept that i know how. Is it possible to change the root account password from a normal account with admin rights? and if yes, how?

i know of the utility on the installer disk, but as far as i know it will only let you reset normal accounts and afaik not the root account itself (dont really know for sure, never needed it. let know if i'm wrong please)

[macmike42]

NetInfo Manager -> Security -> Change Root Password...

[gerbnl]

Originally posted by macmike42:
NetInfo Manager -> Security -> Change Root Password...

Hmm, i knew that, but on this machine the old password is lost. However you pointed me in the right direction. I disabled the root user, then simply deleted manually everything in the field except the asterisk, and enabled the account again.

NIM then prompts for a non-trivial password and done :-)

thanks!