SGI Challenge S - how to change the root password (and does anyone have a copy of the irix media?) ...

Type “root” with no password, and simply try that several times until the system relents and lets you in. How does one change the root password? It’s simple enough.

To avoid it, we suggest you set an appropriately secure password to the user root. In this guide, we will explain how to change the phpMyAdmin password on XAMPP.

The following methods can be used for resetting the root password if the root password is unknown. If you use GRUB for booting, select the system to be booted, and add 1 to the end of the kernel boot ...

Then select “Change Root Password…” and choose a strong password, something with many letters and characters that can’t be guessed. We have confirmed this method fixes the vulnerability.

In the menu bar, click Edit and select Enable Root User. If root user is already enabled, click Change Root Password… Enter a secure password and enter it a second time to verify. Click OK to ...

There appears to be a critical flaw within macOS High Sierra that allows anyone with physical access to a Mac running the operating system to gain full administrator access, no password required.

In the meantime, setting a root password prevents unauthorized access to your Mac. To enable the Root User and set a password, please follow the instructions here.