By default the root account is disabled under Mac OS X, replaced by the first user created during the installation, who although is granted some administrator priviledges, can accomplish very little other than application installation and basic access management. To use many of the UNIX tools or do much with the Terminal, the root account must be enabled.
To enable it, use sudo su while logged in as an administrative user, and if you have not enabled NOPASSWD sudo commands, you will be prompted for your password. Now use passwdto change the root password; it does not have to be the same as the administrator password.
Once the account is enabled, it will show up as "Other" in the login window.
Enabling the root account in Mac OS X
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