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Enable root user on MAC (Lion and Mountain Lion) via GUI.
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enable_root_on_man.md
  • Open System Preferences, select Users & Groups
  • Click the lock and enter your password to unlock the panel
  • Click Login Options, then click the Join button
  • Click Open Directory Utility button
  • Now go up to the Edit menu and select Enable Root User
  • Enter a password and voila, root is enabled
  • Later, after the rest is done, you need to retrace these steps and select Disable Root User
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yorzi commented May 18, 2013

This is useful when you lost sudo permition by accident.

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