Yesterday, I was wondering if there was a way to change the root password on the Mac in my office so that I could have full control of my computer. When you have a question like this, your first reaction would be to “Google It”, so I did. I found many helpful resources that guided me through this process.
(This is under the assumption that you have workable knowledge in Unix and a MAC)
1. First you need to verify that “root” is locked by running a simple command in the terminal. Make sure that the “.” is at the end of the line and that there is a space in between.
nidump passwd .
The output will look like this: root:*:0:0:System Administrator:/var/root:/bin/tcsh
2. Open NetInfo Manager which is located in:
Macintosh HD -> Applications -> Utilities -> NetInfo Manager
3. Click on “users” in the second column and then click on “root” in the third column to show the data for root.
4. Click the lock on the bottom left hand of your screen to unlock the settings. You will need to authenticate with an administrative password
5. Delete what is in the password field and make sure the value does not have any extra spaces. Click on Domain and Save Changes
Right now, your root account is active with no password which can be very dangerous.
6. Go back to the Terminal and type the following
su root (or just su)
When it asks for a password, just hit enter (you deleted the password in the last step)
Type in: passwd root
Enter in a new password and then confirm your new password
7. Log out of root and then su back in to make sure that it works
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Nintendo Wii is one of the most anticipated game console release ever. Wii is being released tomorrow (November 19th, 2006) and it is a video game revolution because of how unique it is. Check out Zach’s post on Wii Launch for more information about the hardware, specs and game releases. Here is a look what the Wii is like:
I am extremely excited about the Wii because I hope that I will have one real soon, however, finding one will be much harder even though they are producing so many more Wii consoles than Sony’s Playstation 3. Yesterday (November 17th, 2006) Sony released the PS3 and I don’t think that it is going to be as effective as they want it to be. The price on the PS3 is $499 or $599 which is a little extreme for pricing if you ask me, however if you really want to know how much you should be paying, consider this. For Sony to produce the PS3, it costs them a little over $830, and they are selling it for $599 which means that they are losing over $230 for each PS3 that they sell. They planned to produce 200,000 units of the PS3 which is much less than the demand of 1,000,000 units they need.
Wii on the other hand, from July to September Nintendo produced 2,000,000 units and they are scheduled to produce another 7,000,000 to 9,000,000 units on top of that. That is going to be the difference between which company does better on the new game console. But wait theres more. Nintendo was thinking when they figured out pricing because the Wii is going for $250 with a Wiimote and Wii Sports (package game). If you buy one game on top of that like Madden 2007, you are spending $300 which is 1/2 the price of the PS3.
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Here is a anti-drug commercial in the 1990′s trying show people a visual analogy of what doing drugs will do to your brain.
Effective, right? Now, take the same concept and move forward about 15 years.
Which one is more likely going to portray the reality of what drugs can do to your system. You be the judge. However, the next two videos are really effective in my book. (Thanks to Cliff for the reference)
YouTube, Inc. recently bought out by Google, Inc. for $165 Million has just made a deal with the National Hockey League to post 2-5 minute clips of Hockey Games starting this month. Their hope is that if the NHL legally uploads clips to its own Hockey Channel then users will not be uploading hundreds of clips a day.
Under the deal, YouTube technology will help identify and remove illegally posted NHL clips as well as share revenue from advertising placed next to the content. The NHL will also have its own dedicated Web channel on the site.
Kevin Donahue, YouTube Vice President for Content, stated that they will be working with other professional sporting teams to try and come up with the same type of deal.
More information to come when I receive it.
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