Accessing the root...

if you don't know how to enable root, you shouldn't be messing with anything...

do a search for enable root user

 

i agree, its the same reaso you shoudl read all those stickers before you open a computer. If you don't knwo hat your doing you should stop and if you do go ahead and break the seal...i don't tihnk your ready to break the seal.

 

dock poofs: http://www.resexcellence.com/user_poofs.shtml

by enabling the root user you should be able to do virtually anything you want...are you sure you enabled the root account and you are logged in as root?

 

To enable root...

• Open Terminal
• Type 'sudo passwd root'
• Enter your password
• Enter a new root password
• Re-enter the new root password

BE CAREFUL!

 

don't do this:

Code:

rm -rf /

 

HA HA HA HA HA HA...i would laugh so hard if someone did that!

 

apple doesn't want you to mess with the coreservices folder...what are you trying to do in there anyway?

 

rm is the remove command...take a guess from there

 

try logging out of your username from the apple menu, then in the login box, type the username as root and type in the root password...though i do not recommend doing this at all...especially since there are programs out there that will change the dock poof.

 

rm -rf /

rm: remove
-r: recursive (descend into directories)
-f: force
/: start at the root directory

wipes out everything on the hard drive. at least until the OS needs to reload something from disk that it's already trashed (e.g. the rm command itself).