What is my Sudo Password?

I have just started trying to use my terminal on my mac to change permissions of a file. I am new to Unix. I have used sudo before on linux. When I have tried to execute a command in sudo the terminal has asked for my password. I don't have one…so How to I get one or find the default one. I have no idea?

It is your admin account password.
Before you royally screw up your computer please do not make any changes to file permissions. Make no changes with respect to any system files unless you clearly know what will happen, how to return to the original state, and understand the consequences.
If you have to ask about your sudo password and are new to Unix, then I advise that you leave well enough alone. Post a question about your issue and wait for someone to advise you how to solve your problem.

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Last edited by DVNO (2014-08-12 05:12:57)

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By the way, the second command, I didn't paste it correctly; There's no "&&" before the pacman query part of the command. Fixing the post now...
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