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OMG
Nothing to see here, just logging in as ROOT WITH NO PASSWORD... https://www.wired.com/story/macos-high-sierra-hack-root Incidentally, this is only with macOS. Opening a terminal and trying to su...
OMG is right! Go Mac!!!!
That's crazy!
I just tried to unlock my preferences using the root trick... didn't work. I will look real foolish if this is a hoax. lol
MarkJFine wrote:I just tried to unlock my preferences using the root trick... didn't work. I will look real foolish if this is a hoax. lol
There's a plethora of articles about it. If it's a hoax, it's a HUGE one.
MacRumors says to do this to fix it while Apple works on a fix. iMore says the same thing, and links to an Apple (the article mentions, among other things, that the root user is disabled by default -- could this be why MarkJFine couldn't access it?)
Turns out the trick only works from the login window if your cursor is in the password box. Having corrected that, sure enough, two clicks on the Unlock button and 'bob's your uncle.'
It's not a hoax, apparently. According to iMore, "We are working on a software update to address this issue," an Apple spokesperson told iMore. "In the meantime, setting a root password prevents unauthorized access to your Mac. To enable the Root User and set a password, please follow the instructions here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204012. If a Root User is already enabled, to ensure a blank password is not set, please follow the instructions from the 'Change the root password' section."
GabeU wrote:
MarkJFine wrote:I just tried to unlock my preferences using the root trick... didn't work. I will look real foolish if this is a hoax. lol
There's a plethora of articles about it. If it's a hoax, it's a HUGE one.
