<> (1) Enable root user on a new MAC OS X: - Finder Icon (on shortcut toolbar) - Applications - Utilities - Netinfo Manager Users root Security (on top menu bar): click "Authenticate" Security (on top menu bar): click "Enable Root User" (2) X11 configuration for UNIX GUIs - download X11 from Version Tracker (http://www.versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=17747&db=mac) - open X11 - switch user to root - open in vi this file /private/etc/ssh_config copy&paste in this file these three lines to bottom of text, un-comment them and change 'no' to 'yes': # Host * # ForwardAgent no -> yes # ForwardX11 no -> yes - save, done!