On 9/8/05 3:48 pm, "Daniel R. Killoran,Ph.D." <drkilloran@speakeasy.net> wrote: > This is the hard way to do it. Instead, in OS-X, launch NetInfo > (Bootdisk->Applications->Utilities->NetInfo Manager) and select the > "Security" menu. One of the selections allows you to unlock the root > account & set its password. > > Dan Killoran That works too - thanks, Dan. Good old GUI v command-line dichotomy! -- Ashesh