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0 pointsanon12538y ago0 comments

wat. confirmed on 10.13.1 (17B48). I was even able to add another super user.

Edit: changing the login method to "Name and password" under login options, then logout and login with "root" with empty password also works.

Fortunately, it doesn't work on cold boot with FileVault enabled, at least it doesn't appear so. `sudo su root` also doesn't work with an empty password.

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cortesoft8y ago

well, `sudo su root` would be using the user password for the logged in user, not for root. Does `su root` work, with no password at the prompt?

anon1253OP8y ago

Good point. Force of habit. Unfortunately I can no longer try since I set the root password under the Directory Utility, which probably changed the state of the system.

Apparently someone verified that it /does/ also work with `su - root`.

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