[OS X TeX] TeX Live Utility: is the tlmgr an alternative?

[Ettore Aldrovandi]

> On Feb 6, 2021, at 13:40, John Collins <jcc8 at psu.edu> wrote:
> 
> Hi Denis and Ettore,
> 
> On 2/6/21 9:09 AM, Ettore Aldrovandi wrote:
>>> - Or is it possible, in a non-administrative user session, to launch
>>>  a terminal as an administrator?
>>> - Or is it possible, in a non-administrative user session and in
>>>  a terminal open as an non-administrative user, to switch as an
>>>  administrative user (sort of `su` in Linux context)?
>> If you are thinking of doing an ’su -l <adminname>’ and then sudo from there, maybe.  The ’su’ man page says admin and wheel group membership is required to su to root, but it doesn’t otherwise specify.
> 
> Running 'su -l adminname' and then sudo from there definitely works. (And it helps to remember to use the 'exit' command when everything is done, to get back to the ordinary user's prompt.)

Excellent!

Thanks, John.

—Ettore
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