How the Apple Mac computer opens the root account

Mac computer opens root account graphics tutorial

How do I open the Root account for Mac OS x?

1, open "system Preferences", into the "Users and Groups" panel, remember to the lower left corner of the panel to open the small lock

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

3, click on the pop-up window "Open Directory utility." A new window will pop up, opening the small lock in the lower left corner.

4, then click "Edit" on the menu bar-"Enable Root user"

5, in the pop-up window set the password on the Root can be.

6, also think you will find the above steps a little cumbersome, you can in the Finder by the combination of key "SHIFT + COMMAND + G" directly to the folder/system/library/coreservices, found in the "directory Utility" to open the root account.

Once enabled, you can log off the system and log on to Mac OS X with the Root account you just opened.

Second, the Root account is closed

The root account has the highest level of privilege in our daily life, and in order to avoid various security problems, MACGG recommends closing the root account after resolving the problem with the root account. The steps to close are similar to the above, except when you open the Directory utility, click Deactivate Root on the Edit menu.