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You can open any Mac application with super management (root privileges), as long as you have the administrator password (administrator). As always, don’t use super access unless you know what you’re doing, or you could cause serious problems with the application or the computer.
Steps
On the admin account
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Know about the risk. Most graphical applications are not designed for high-level access. Limit yourself to specific tasks that you understand well, or you’ll make data inaccessible, applications crash, or create security holes. [1] X Research Source
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Open Terminal. Log in to the administrator account on the computer. Go to Applications → Utilities and launch Terminal .
- The administrator account must have a non-blank password, otherwise Terminal will not allow you root access. [2] X Research Source
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Try the faster way. The sudo command allows us to launch applications with top-level access, but this requires a path to the executable file in the application package. Most Mac apps, along with many third-party programs, have a similar arrangement of content in their packages, so you should try them out: [3] X Research Source
- Type sudo ” file path from hard drive to application .app/Contents/MacOS/ application name “ .
For example, to open iTunes, type sudo “/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunes” and press ⏎ Return . - Enter the administrator account password that you normally log in with. Press ⏎ Return .
- If the command works then the app will open with super access. If Terminal says “command not found”, continue to the next step.
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Open the contents of the apk. If quick opening doesn’t work, find the app in Finder. Right-click (or Contrp and click) on the application icon and select Show Package Contents from the drop-down menu.
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Find the executable file. You will see one or more folders inside the application. Look for the executable in the directory. This file is usually located in the path /Contents/MacOS.
- The executable file usually has the same name as the application, but can also have a different name, such as “run.sh.”
- Executable files usually have a black square icon with a small “exec” inside.
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Enter the sudo command into Terminal. Type sudo followed by a space. Do not enter immediately.
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Drag the batch file and drop it into the Terminal command line. The path to the executable is automatically inserted.
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Confirm the command with a password. Press ⏎ Return . Enter the administrator account password you used to log in, press ⏎ Return again. The app will launch with premium access.
On a non-admin account
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Open Terminal with a non-admin account. Many administrators prefer to work on a regular user account to limit the possibility of bugs or malware attacks. [4] X Research Resources This method still requires an administrator password, but allows you to gain temporary super access without switching accounts. To get started, open a Terminal window.
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Switch to administrator rights on Terminal. Enter the command su – followed by a space and the computer’s administrator account username. Enter the password of this administrator account. Then you will act as that user.
- Hyphens in commands are optional, but recommended. It sets the environment and directory variables for this admin user and will limit the possibility of accidental errors. [5] X Research Sources
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Open the application with the sudo command. The most common practice is to type sudo ” file path from hard drive to application .app/Contents/MacOS/ application name “ . If this doesn’t work, or you need more guidance, see the instructions for using an administrator account above.
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Back to your account. After you complete the tasks that require root privileges, type exit on the Terminal. This command will exit the administrator account and return to your regular account.
Resovle problem
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Disable System Integrity Protection (SIP). This feature (introduced on Mac OS 10.11 El Capitan) will limit access to important data even to advanced users. [6] X Research Source If you can’t make the changes you want, disable SIP. Note that the risk for this method is very high. You should only apply this if you feel confident in your abilities and remember that if something goes wrong, the computer will be wiped out or even rendered inoperable: [7] X Research Source
- Restart the computer. Hold down ⌘ Command + R after you hear the startup sound to access Recovery Mode.
- Select Utilities from the top menu, then Terminal .
- Enter csrutil disable; reboot into Terminal.
- Let the computer restart as usual. Now you can apply the above steps to open any app as root. Once done, consider re-executing these instructions with enable instead of disable to restore SIP.
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Use nano instead of a graphical text editor. This option will make it safer and more reliable to edit configuration files with a text editor right on Terminal. Nano is the simple option available by default. To use this feature with super access, simply type sudo nano , followed by a space and the path to the text document. You can then edit the document right in Terminal. When finished editing, press Contrp + O to save and then press Contrp + X to exit nano.
- For example, the command sudo nano /etc/hosts will open the hosts file with super access.
- You should make a backup before editing any configuration files. To do this, type sudo cp filepath_of_config_file new_filepath of backup . For example, the command sudo cp /etc/hosts /etc/hosts.backup will create a backup of the hosts file with the name hosts.backup. If you make an error, you can move the misconfigured file with the command sudo mv /etc/hosts /etc/hosts.bad (with the hosts.backup file, for example) and restore the backup with the sudo command cp /etc/hosts.backup /etc/hosts . [8] X Research Sources
Advice
- The double quotes before and after the path are only needed if the path contains spaces.
Warning
- Just one mistake when using super access can wipe out the computer or cause the system to be paralyzed. This risk is even higher on 10.10 and earlier, or on 10.11 when SIP is disabled. You should limit sharing your administrator password to prevent others from taking root privileges.
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