&quot;<i>I think the answer speaks plainly and precisely to a good part of the question, which is how the experience of using a shell as root will change. Sudo is now pseudo sudo.</i>&quot;<p>-– sas08<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;apple.stackexchange.com&#x2F;questions&#x2F;193368&#x2F;what-is-the-rootless-feature-in-el-capitan-really&#x2F;208185#comment251806_208185" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;apple.stackexchange.com&#x2F;questions&#x2F;193368&#x2F;what-is-the-...</a>