Enter administrator commands in Terminal on Mac — by Apple Support

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Explains how to run commands with administrator rights using sudo, switch users with su, and why to avoid the root account.

Quick steps

Prefix the command with sudo
Use su to switch to an administrator
Use root only when required

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Source: Enter administrator commands in Terminal on Mac by Apple Support. Licence: Link only (©).

Source reviewed: 2026-11-02
Link checked: 2026-11-02
Tested hands-on: Not by Oddbyte.Me

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