When I try disable my root user using Directory Utility/Terminal it doesn't disable. When I enter:
dsenableroot -d
it just returns "Failed to disable root user".
Not sure what on earth is going on, can't log into the user either.
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How did you enable root. By default it is not enabled/– mmmmmmMar 4, 2022 at 7:48
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Are you sure it is actually enabled? unix.stackexchange.com/questions/232491/…– benwiggyMar 4, 2022 at 9:15
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Yeah it’s enabled, when I run the command in terminal to enable it it fails also… so yeah– willthompsonMar 5, 2022 at 8:16
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FWIW, my M1 returns "successfully disabled root user" when I run the command. Can you think of anything that you might have done to affect anything like this? E.g. Did you restore a cloned disk image of the disk? Have you tried running the command from Recovery?– benwiggyMar 5, 2022 at 13:05
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sudo dsenableroot -d worked for me, asking for the root password one last time after the sudo authentication.
dsenableroot:: ***Successfully disabled root user.
