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raysouder - Aug 8, 2005 - 3:49 pm

i was trying to change permission on my external lacie hard drive and chose no access thinking it would just prompt a password when trying to open it- but no! it has locked me out completely and there is no keychain option to unlock it. all permission options are shaded. please HELP! my entire life is on the drive. i might have to do it in terminal but i dont know how.

appletech85 - Aug 8, 2005 - 4:16 pm

You will have to activate and login as the root user...
The root user can change permisisons back so you can access your files....

To activate root, go into Applications/Utilities, and open NetInfo Manager. Once the application is open, you must enter an admin password, so that you can change the settings. Click on the padlock in the lower left corner and enter your admin password (the same password that you use as your login).

Once you have authenticated yourself, go to the menu Domain, Security, Authenticate. You are asked to create a root password. Once you have entered a password, and confirmed the password, go to Domain/Security, and click on enable root. That's it - root has now been enabled.

then logout as your user and login as the root user, do your business and logout as root.

raysouder - Aug 8, 2005 - 8:07 pm

fan-fucking-tastic. you saved my life dude. you are a hero and a scholar.
much love