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I enabled root user from my system preference but, when ever i try to access it from the terminal it ask for password which i provide.After which i get the command sh-3.2# and when i try to access my downloads it say access denial
does this command sh-3.2# means root ?
I am stock and I really need help.please
thank you
MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 10.15
Last login: Sat Jul 11 04:07:30 on ttys000
mariamswanu@Mariams-MacBook-Pro ~ % sudo su
Password:
sh-3.2# whoami
root
sh-3.2#
This is what i got.
I am taking this udemy course and were asked to ssh into the command line to connect to the EC2 INSTANCE.which requires root access.
Last login: Sat Jul 11 04:07:30 on ttys000
mariamswanu@Mariams-MacBook-Pro ~ % sudo su
Password:
sh-3.2# whoami
root
sh-3.2#
This is what i got.
I am taking this udemy course and were asked to ssh into the command line to connect to the EC2 INSTANCE.which requires root access.
mariamsuan wrote:
I enabled root user from my system preference but, when ever i try to access it from the terminal it ask for password which i provide.After which i get the command sh-3.2# and when i try to access my downloads it say access denial
does this command sh-3.2# means root ?
I am stock and I really need help.please
thank you
That is not a command, that is your shell
see what is returned when you enter the command, copy and paste:
whoami
Not sure why you need to be root to access your Downloads ?
About the root user - Apple Support
ref: Change Privacy preferences on Mac - Apple Support
It is a bad idea to enable root, especially if you are not comfortable with the command line.
I am very comfortable with the command line (been using it since the late '70's), and I DO NOT enable root.
If you would explain what you want to do, maybe someone can provide safer non-root suggestions.
Generally these days you use sudo
sudo command_needing_root_privileges
sudo su -
sudo bash -i
sudo -s
are just a few ways to use sudo so you have root access WITHOUT needing to enable the root account, and make your system less secure.
thank you for all your responses
i try them and this is what i got.
mariamswanu@Mariams-MacBook-Pro ~ % sudo
usage: sudo -h | -K | -k | -V
usage: sudo -v [-AknS] [-g group] [-h host] [-p prompt] [-u user]
usage: sudo -l [-AknS] [-g group] [-h host] [-p prompt] [-U user] [-u user]
[command]
usage: sudo [-AbEHknPS] [-C num] [-g group] [-h host] [-p prompt] [-T timeout]
[-u user] [VAR=value] [-i|-s] [<command>]
usage: sudo -e [-AknS] [-C num] [-g group] [-h host] [-p prompt] [-T timeout]
[-u user] file ...
mariamswanu@Mariams-MacBook-Pro ~ % sudo bash-i
Password:
sudo: bash-i: command not found
mariamswanu@Mariams-MacBook-Pro ~ % sudo-s
zsh: command not found: sudo-s
mariamswanu@Mariams-MacBook-Pro ~ %
bash-3.2# sudo -s
sh-3.2# pwd
/Users/mariamswanu
sh-3.2#
sh-3.2#
sh-3.2# sudo -s
sh-3.2#
sh-3.2# exit
exit
sh-3.2# sudo
usage: sudo -h | -K | -k | -V
usage: sudo -v [-AknS] [-g group] [-h host] [-p prompt] [-u user]
usage: sudo -l [-AknS] [-g group] [-h host] [-p prompt] [-U user] [-u user]
[command]
usage: sudo [-AbEHknPS] [-C num] [-g group] [-h host] [-p prompt] [-T timeout]
[-u user] [VAR=value] [-i|-s] [<command>]
usage: sudo -e [-AknS] [-C num] [-g group] [-h host] [-p prompt] [-T timeout]
[-u user] file ...
sh-3.2# sudo -s
sh-3.2#
it seams like it didnt work
In above usage, there is a space between the word 'sudo' and the dash options. Or in the case of 'bash' a space between 'bash' and -i
You are not comfortable with the command line. You should be VERY VERY careful using the 'sudo' command, as if you execute the wrong command as 'root' you can turn your Mac into an expensive "Door Stop".
Suggest you make good backups before you continue experimenting with the 'sudo' command to become the root account.
Since I'm not sure what you are trying to do with the 'sudo' command in the above examples, I do not know what you expect, such that you say it does not work.
What command does your instructor what you to execute in order to connect with "EC2 INSTANCE". So far I've just seen you become 'root' and then exit back to your normal self.
sudo su - # spaces between 'sudo' and 'su' and '-'
Password: ...........
whoami # should say 'root'
command to connect with the EC2 INSTANCE
> I am taking this udemy course and were asked to ssh into the command line to connect to the EC2 INSTANCE.which requires root access.
TL;DR: The Udemy instructor is an idiot.
Reading between the lines here, and unless I'm mistaken you DO NOT NEED root access on your own machine.
It looks like you are trying to connect to the EC2 instance as root.
The instructions are stupidly telling you to first become root on your own machine, then (presumably) invoke the SSH connection - this will inherently use your current username (i.e. root) to attempt the login.
Instead, it is MUCH SAFER to remain in your standard user account on your own machine and override the login to EC2 by passing in the username you want to connect to as part of the connection parameters.
There are numerous ways of doing this. AWS usually uses private keys, so you may need to tweak the setup, but normally you can just:
> ssh root@my.ec2.hostname
or:
> ssh -l root my.ec2.hostname
(where 'my.ec2.hostname' is the name and/or IP address of your EC2 host). This will work regardless of your local user ID and (attempt to) connect to the remote server as root.
Thank you so much BOBHarris. it just work . thank you😁 am so excited
What does sh-3.2# mean?
It your shell prompt. The # means you are root. The % means you are a regular user. I don't know what sh-3.2 means.
R
sh-3.2 is the shell version number.
Root user access
