How to enable the root user or change the root password on Mac - Apple SupportHow to enable the root user or change the root password on Mac Mac administrators can use the root user account to perform tasks that require access to more areas of the system. It's safer to use the sudo command in Terminal instead of enabling the root user. To learn about sudo, open the Terminal app and enter man sudo. The user account named ”root” is a superuser with read and write privileges t
