i dont now the root passwd
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There's no Firmware Password on a Hackintosh.
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How to enable the root user
Mac OS X v10.6 and later
From the Apple menu choose System Preferences....
From the View menu choose Accounts.
Click on the lock and authenticate with an administrator account.
Click Login Options....
Click the "Edit..." or "Join..." button at the bottom right.
Click the "Open Directory Utility..." button.
Click the lock in the Directory Utility window.
Enter an administrator account name and password, then click OK.
Choose Enable Root User from the Edit menu.
Enter the root password you wish to use in both the Password and Verify fields, then click OK.
Note: If you are troubleshooting an issue that prevents you from logging in as an administrator, follow the steps below.
Start from your Mac OS X 10.6 Install DVD. (You do not need to install Leopard again.)
From the Utilities menu, choose Reset Password (do not choose Firmware Password Utility).
Follow the onscreen instructions to reset the root password (the root account is not the same as your account). Specifically: Select the name of the drive that Mac OS X is installed on, select the user named "System Administrator (root)" from the pop-up menu, type the password in the first field, re-enter the password in the second field, then click the Save button.
Restart from your Mac OS X Snow Leopard volume.
When the login window appears, select "Other..." and log in as the root user using the password that was created above. Note: If Mac OS X automatically logs in, choose Log Out (name) from the Apple menu to get to the login window.
Go to Accounts preferences and check (enable) "Allow user to administer this computer" for the affected user.
From the Apple menu, choose Log Out root....
Log in as the user account that had this issue. (Your account should now have administrator access.)
Use Directory Utility to disable the root user via Directory Utility's Edit menu. You may need to click the lock icon first).
Mac OS X v10.6 and later
From the Apple menu choose System Preferences....
From the View menu choose Accounts.
Click on the lock and authenticate with an administrator account.
Click Login Options....
Click the "Edit..." or "Join..." button at the bottom right.
Click the "Open Directory Utility..." button.
Click the lock in the Directory Utility window.
Enter an administrator account name and password, then click OK.
Choose Enable Root User from the Edit menu.
Enter the root password you wish to use in both the Password and Verify fields, then click OK.
Note: If you are troubleshooting an issue that prevents you from logging in as an administrator, follow the steps below.
Start from your Mac OS X 10.6 Install DVD. (You do not need to install Leopard again.)
From the Utilities menu, choose Reset Password (do not choose Firmware Password Utility).
Follow the onscreen instructions to reset the root password (the root account is not the same as your account). Specifically: Select the name of the drive that Mac OS X is installed on, select the user named "System Administrator (root)" from the pop-up menu, type the password in the first field, re-enter the password in the second field, then click the Save button.
Restart from your Mac OS X Snow Leopard volume.
When the login window appears, select "Other..." and log in as the root user using the password that was created above. Note: If Mac OS X automatically logs in, choose Log Out (name) from the Apple menu to get to the login window.
Go to Accounts preferences and check (enable) "Allow user to administer this computer" for the affected user.
From the Apple menu, choose Log Out root....
Log in as the user account that had this issue. (Your account should now have administrator access.)
Use Directory Utility to disable the root user via Directory Utility's Edit menu. You may need to click the lock icon first).
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