You can 'get root' using sudo or by using su, however, be aware that they handle things a bit differently.

I've still been seeing some debate about which is better: the use of sudo, or simply using root or su.  They both have their place, actually, but the point here is that they work differently.

Apple just released Apple Remote Desktop version 3.0. I don't need to be an advertisement for the product. Apple does that well enough at the product page. So? What's left to say? First, ARD got an image overhaul:

Figure 1 - ARD's new look

I realize this is a bit old, but it's the first it happened across my radar:

Times Bank Robbery Story

Amazing.  Just remember: The weakest link in security has been, and always will be, people.

Every few months I need to update a Terminal Server or Citrix box to login, by default, to a particular Windows Domain.  Every few months just isn't enough to sear the info into my brain.  So here, for my benefit as much as anyones, is how to change the default domain that Windows logs into.  Of course, we're headed for the registry.  Run regedit and dive down:

HKLM
SOFTWARE
  Microsoft
  Windows NT
    Current Version
    Winlogon

(I'd take a screenshot, but we're buried a little too deep this time)

Over at Linux Box Admin, there's an article that compares the use of sudo versus the use of root under OS X.  Not sure why an article like this is appearing on a primarily Linux oriented site.  Of course, Linux has the option of using sudo, and the sudo vs. root debate is a little older than OS X.  My gripe is that the author misunderstands the issue.