![]() ![]() Step #10: At last, you have to enter and verify Root User Password. Step #9: Click Edit from the menu bar and next, click on Enable Root User. Step #8: You will be asked to enter your password again type in your password and then click Modify Configuration button. Step #7: Again, you need to click on Lock icon from the bottom left corner of the dialog box. Step #6: Click on Open Directory Utility button. Step #5: Next, you need to click on Login Option from left navigation and then click on Join button next to Network Account Server. Step #4: You will be prompted to enter your username and admin password enter the password and click on Unlock button. Step #3: Now click on Lock icon from bottom left corner of box. ![]() Step #2: On System Preferences dialog box, click on Users and Groups. Step #1: ON your Mac, click on Apple logo from the top left corner of screen this will bring down Apple menu and you need to select System Preferences from the drop-down list. How to Enable Root User on Mac in macOS High Sierra You need to make sure that nobody can get access to your Mac even through screen sharing, VNC, or remote desktop. If a stranger has got physical access to your Mac, s/he can enjoy full access to your Mac by entering ‘root’ and hitting the login button repeatedly. As per Apple’s guidelines, the Root User is supposed to be disabled on macOS. The attacker can enjoy super-user access to your Mac. In the meantime, setting a root password prevents unauthorized access to your Mac. Thankfully, Apple quickly took action and responded Mac users with a solution: “We are working on a software update to address this issue. And to avoid any such issue, you need to enable root user on Mac. ![]() Are you aware of it This bug allows root user to set a blank password on your unlocked Mac. Anyone can login as “root” with empty password after clicking on login button several times. The bug is first noticed by a Turkish developer named Lemi Orhan Ergin, who tweeted to Apple: Dear we noticed a *HUGE* security issue at MacOS High Sierra. Your macOS High Sierra is exposed to a serious threat as any hacker or cyber goon can log in as ‘root’. ![]()
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