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System Administrator login
Authored by: mattriley on Jan 10, '02 06:07:32PM

I manage a couple OSXS boxes and I must say that the lack of direct root login via afp is probably a good thing. I like security as much as the next guy...

However, there are some interesting things to note. For instance, I can log into an OSXS version 1.2 box over afp using "root" just fine. But it's vastly different from the OS X most of us know and love.

However, while you can't use "root" as the user name to login via afp on the latest versions of OSXS (versions 10.0.x through 10.1.x), you can use "System Administrator" and then supply the root password.

Having root access via afp is good for control freaks such as myself. With it, you can easily modify things such as folder permissions that you otherwise wouldn't be able to using a regular admin account. Very handy.

Just thought I'd point this out, since no one has yet commented on this hint.



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