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So you did install X11 onto your mac then right? You are getting a x term window by selecting the X11 app in your apps folder on the mac, not the terminal window right? It won't work though the normla terminal window. Are you connecting to a linux box or what?

You need to install Apples X11 software which can be found on your factory DVD if you have a new system. Then through the X-term window ssh -Y host assuming X11 forwarding is allowed. Do a search, this is asked 5 times on every page.

ok that works... but can you explain why? su - and command not found sudo bash and it works. Can you explain the difference? Why does sudo bash do that now changes the path to where nmap is? Also, I'd stil like to know how to change the path for the root user so I wouldn't have to set it...

It starts to get frustrating when you know exactly what the problem is but can't find the solution. I just installed Fink and then installed nmap which works with my user account. It won't let me run any stealth scans unless I run nmap as root. I figured out how to enable the root account...