Security Flaw - Oops!
Anyone Can Hack MacOS High Sierra Just by Typing "Root" Dave
Forum Discussion
magicbus wrote:ljr wrote:
It doesn’t matter unless you’ve enabled root login. “sudo” is a better tool for privileged access anyway.
Speaking as a Unix weenie and developer, I can't help but wonder how many of the millions of Mac owner's in the world have a clue what this means. I don't think Apple wants their customer base to have to know or care.
Dave
Speaking as another unix weenie (ret), you’re right. Anybody that knows what root is and how to enable it is probably safe anyway.
The moral of the story is that if you don’t know what we’re talking about you probably don’t need to be concerned about this. You’d have no reason to do the things that would put you at risk.
