What is my root password on the Mac? I set my root password a LONG time ago, and cannot recall what I had set it to. For installing MySQL and getting ROR up and running, I remember that knowing my root user account password is a must. Luckily it’s incredibly easy to reset the password.
- Get your OS X Install Disk and put it in your drive
- Open the CD (if it doesn’t open a folder view on its own) and double click the “Install” icon. You don’t end up reinstalling the OS - don’t worry about that.
- When the option comes up, restart the computer as if you are going to reinstall the OS. When the computer reboots, after selecting your language stop.
- In the toolbar, under “Utilities” menu, select the “Reset Password Option.” Select the System Administrator/Root user and enter the password you want to use.
After that, you exit the password reset utility and quit the installation. That does it…
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