How to test for High Sierra ‘root’ bug
Open System Preferences. Select Users and Groups. Click the lock in the corner. In the login field, type “root” as the username. Go to the Password field but leave it blank. Click unlock. At this point, you should have full access.
At the login screen, click “Other”. Enter “root” again with no password. At this point, you should have full admin access from the locked login screen. From the account, you’ll able to see everything on the Mac.
Who is affected by High Sierra ‘root’ bug?
- MacOS High Sierra 10.13.0 MacOS High Sierra 10.13.1 MacOS High Sierra 10.13.2 beta
