By default the root account is supposed to be disabled, but by default the root user also has a blank password. For some reason, the system is first enabling the root user (which is supposed to be disabled by default) then doing a password check. With no set password, submitting a blank password matches and you’re in.

What is the default root password for Mac?

By default the root account is supposed to be disabled, but by default the root user also has a blank password. For some reason, the system is first enabling the root user (which is supposed to be disabled by default) then doing a password check. With no set password, submitting a blank password matches and you’re in.

What is the password for root?

The root password interface provides the ability to maintain system security by changing the default password for the root user of the Unitrends system. The default password is “unitrends1”. It is highly recommended that you change this password from the default.

What is root access on Mac?

The user named root, or superuser, is a special user account in UNIX-like operating systems that has unrestricted read and write privileges to all areas of the file system in OS X 10.10 or earlier. However, in OS X 10.11 or later, the root user’s write access to certain areas of the file system is restricted.