How can I change JUST the root password, not my user's passwords?

I'd like to have access to this machine remotely and be able to drop files onto it's multiple users' desktops from anywhere on our network.
I can do this with a root login. I have enabled root, but I am unable to log in using the "Connect to Server" utility using my root credentials.
Is there a way for me to set up my root account so that I can log in remotely using a unique password? Not the password of the account I used to enable root?
Thanks
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You could do this without enabling the root account, via ssh and an ssh-keygen key properly setup.
Then you can use
scp file [file ...] [email protected]:/User/username/Desktop/
This is without enabling the root account, but rather having your account's ssh-keygen generated public key stored in the remote.system.address's /private/var/root/.ssh/authorized_keys file.
Or if you prefer you could sftp (but I find scp much more flexible).
rsync is also available to transfer files via ssh connections.
However, ssh, scp, sftp, rsync are best discussed in the Mac OS X Technologies > Unix Forum
<http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=735>
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