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# 8  
Old 01-04-2017
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Originally Posted by wisecracker
Did you read my post #3 or am I wasting my time?

Research these two items first:-

xxxx

Apple is a tough nut to crack externally even with _root_ access.

Even when you have terminal root access you are NOT able to write to many root owned areas.

Again research those two URLs above.
sorry i completely missed the last part of your message, i've just seen the "OS X version" request and i started with the reply.

ok i've made a research ,
basically i can disable the SIP protection using csrutil
or the Gatekeeper using spctl.
this will grant me a lot of possibilities but i'm still not sure about how i can run a password stored in the script.

i've seen that a command could be "send" but i'm not sure if i can run it on my mac
i will try to make an attempt

thank you again
# 9  
Old 01-04-2017
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Originally Posted by araan87
thank you for the accurate description
so basically there is not any way to avoid this problem?
Not without installing third-party applications and/or arranging privileged access first.

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i've tried to make some research on the web, i've found a ssh key...
it should be a way to store a specific key (like a password) and to evoke it when needed.
Could it be used for my task ?
Maybe -- if you enabled ssh servers, enabled root, and enabled ssh root logins on all your machines first. That would allow you to ssh into root. You would still have the problem of password inputs - but at least you would be root.

That's kind of the point - these shenanigans are locked down by default.
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# 10  
Old 01-04-2017
Thanks Corona688 you saved me from all the rigmarole of explaining.

@araan87.
As an addendum, there is a reason why Apple keeps you locked out. I think it is called security.
As soon as 'root' becomes the default operating mode for your potential task your system is WWIIDDEE open to third party _attacks_.
Do you want that? <- Rhetorical!
Security is only as good as its weakest link!
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