how do i set system to let me login as root?

[leo5111]

ok now i cant login as root from login screen i enabled root password when i first installed or how do i set it now so i can login as root thanx

[Fred]

leo5111,

This is a very bad idea. Why would you want to log in as root? Running as root opens up all kinds of problems and is not advised.

Fred

[leo5111]

i only do it for stuff says to login as root

[Fred]

leo5111,

Use sudo instead in Gnome. If you need to start a GUI app in KDE as root use kdesu. Examples:

Gnome ---- gksu gedit /somefolder/somefilename

KDE -------- kdesu kate /somefolder/somefilename

For terminal commands in both KDE and Gnome:

sudo apt-get install someprogram

I can see no need to ever be logged into the GUI as root. In fact, I always advise Ubuntu/derivative users not to even set a root password.

Fred

[ed@Mint]

Gnome ---- sudo gedit /somefolder/somefilename

For graphical apps in Gnome, you have to run 'gksu'

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gksu gedit /somefolder/somefilename

[Fred]

ed@Mint,

ooops! ... You are absolutely, 100% correct.

I don't know what I was thinking, if anything, but I was wrong. Thanks for correcting me.

Fred

[ed@Mint]

@Fred : Iguess that's why we call this a community

@Leo5111 : When a command tells you you have to 'login as root', it doesn't mean you have to log on the whole system as root, it means you have to launch that command with super user privileges.

[atlef]

What about gksudo, am I missing something?

atlef.

[ed@Mint]

What about gksudo, am I missing something?

Read the whole thread
It's not 'kdesudo' or 'gksudo' it's kdesu or gksu

[linuxviolin]

Repeat after me: I NEVER log in as root, I NEVER log in as root, I NEVER log in as root................

Please follow the recommendations of Fred

[ed@Mint]

NEVER log in as root

Yeah anyway the only useful command as root is

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cd /windows
sudo rm -rf *.dll