Re:macOS High Sierra: Anyone can login as “root” with empty ...
by saagarjha on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @06:14PM
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> Can you create a root account in OS X?
Yes, you can. macOS ships with the account disabled by default, but you can re-enable it if you wish. Most of the time there is no reason to do so.
> If it was previously possible to create a root account then I guess there's no way to tell the difference between those who created the password as a response to the vulnerability and those that knowingly created a root account.
Yes, but this difference doesn't matter. By creating a root account you have made your computer less secure anyways, assuming that we didn't have the current issue at hand.
Yes, you can. macOS ships with the account disabled by default, but you can re-enable it if you wish. Most of the time there is no reason to do so.
> If it was previously possible to create a root account then I guess there's no way to tell the difference between those who created the password as a response to the vulnerability and those that knowingly created a root account.
Yes, but this difference doesn't matter. By creating a root account you have made your computer less secure anyways, assuming that we didn't have the current issue at hand.