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dsenableroot(8) BSD System Manager's Manual dsenableroot(8)
NAME
dsenableroot -- enables or disables the root account.
SYNOPSIS
dsenableroot [-d] [-u username] [-p password] [-r rootPassword]
DESCRIPTION
dsenableroot sets the password for the root account if enabling the root user account. Otherwise, if disable [-d] is chosen, the root
account passwords are removed and the root user is disabled.
A list of flags and their descriptions:
-u username
Username of a user that has administrative privileges on this computer.
-p password
Password to use in conjunction with the specified username. If this is not specified, you will be prompted for entry.
-r rootPassword
Password to be used for the root account. If this is not specified for enabling, you will be prompted for entry.
EXAMPLES
-dsenableroot
Your username will be used and you will be queried for both your password and the new root password to be set to enable the root
account.
-dsenableroot -d
Your username will be used and you will be queried for only your password to disable the root account.
-dsenableroot -u username -p userpassword -r rootpassword
The supplied arguments will be used to enable the root account.
-dsenableroot -d -u username -p userpassword
The supplied arguments will be used to disable the root account.
Mac OS August 08 2003 Mac OS