When the kernel is done checking the hardware configuration it switches over to "userland" processes, which is where it starts up applications and background tasks under specific account names and controls access through permissions settings. When a Mac starts up, the firmware and hardware initializes, locates a boot volume, and then loads the kernel. For other uses the account is very much active and enabled. In truth, the account's disabled status only means users are prevented from using this account interactively (i.e., logging in). This is because the labeling of the account as being disabled is not correct. To not show the root processes in Activity Monitor, choose "My Processes" from the All Processes menu.Įven though the root account is in a disabled status by default, you will still see many system processes running under this account when you open Activity Monitor, which might be confusing to some people. Most system processes will be run under the root account, even if logging in via the root account is disabled. Therefore enabling it is highly discouraged, and the only time we recommend temporarily setting its stats to "enabled," it is for brief troubleshooting efforts that cannot be fixed by other means. One of these is the commonly referenced "root" user, which is the main and fully unrestricted administrator account on the system.īecause the root user has unrestricted access to all aspects of the system, running it interactively can pose a security risk as well as result in inadvertent system alterations. OS X is a multiuser environment in which besides standard user and administrative accounts there are a number of hidden or background accounts that are reserved for system-level tasks.
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