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Reboot a hung system with Spotlight and Terminal
Authored by: CareyB on Dec 30, '08 01:15:38PM
I think what you're looking for is: "sudo -i"

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sudo -i
Authored by: CareyB on Dec 30, '08 01:20:50PM

Sorry... This gives an interactive 'sudo' session, but if you're not an administrative user, it still ain't root.

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sudo -s
Authored by: gatorparrots on Jan 06, '09 03:35:00PM
Try sudo -s for a root shell.

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