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		nathancahill on Nov 28, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: macOS High Sierra: Anyone can login as “root” with... Fix this by setting a password for root (or disable). Instructions here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204012

Asmod4n on Nov 28, 2017 [–]

Doesn't help to disable it, you have to change the password. UPDATE: if you disable the account after setting a password, a login without a password is possible again ..

3pt14159 on Nov 28, 2017 | [–]

Yeah, confirmed it myself too. Enable root with a strong password works though.

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