How do I enable root account for Mac OS x?

Although Apple does not recommend opening the root account of Mac OS X, we sometimes encounter some operational problems that have to be resolved by opening the root account. So how do I turn on the Root account of Mac OS X? The following small series to bring you detailed steps:

　First, how to open the Root account for Mac OS x?

1. Open "System Preferences" and go to "Users and Groups" panel, remember to open the small lock in the lower left corner of the panel.

2, then select "Login Options" in the Panel, on the right side of the panel you will see "Network account Server", click on the "Join ..." button next to it.

3. Click "Open Directory Utility" in the pop-up window. A new window pops up, opening the small lock in the lower left corner

4. Then click "Edit" on the menu bar – "Enable Root user"

5. Set the Root password in the pop-up window.

6, also think you will feel that the above steps are somewhat cumbersome, you can press the key combination "SHIFT + COMMAND + G" in the Finder to go directly to the folder/system/library/coreservices, find "directory Utility" to open the root account.

Once enabled, you can log out of the system and sign in to Mac OS X with the Root account you just opened.

Second, close the Root account

The root account has the highest level of access in our daily life, and in order to avoid various security issues, MACGG recommends that you close the root account after solving the problem with the root account. Close the steps similar to the above, just after opening the "directory Utility", click "Disable Root User" in the "Edit" menu.