Resetting root password on OS X

March 3, 2007 at 2:42 pm · Filed under Uncategorized

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.

1. Get your OS X Install Disk and put it in your drive
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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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