SOLVED Mint 10 questio about login
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garrydb
SOLVED Mint 10 questio about login
Hi guys, I am an old man 75years. I have been using computers since the old TI that used the tv for a screen. I Used Windows from Dos to WinXP. I have used Linux for the past 12 or so years.. Now my question is, since I own my computer. live alone. nobody around to screw with it.. Why can't I run Mint 10 as root. These damned obnoxious sign in for this and that and constant, almost, use of the console, which I hate, may stop me from using Linux... I love Mint 10, but if there is no way to change this "privilege" problem, then it will be goodbye.. Thanks Garry
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Silent Warrior
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Re: Mint 10 questio about login
It's actually possibly to log in as root, but through the terminal. Logging in as root through GDM/KDM is likely a long excercise. However, this is the way Linux is designed - a security-feature. Like I said, you probably CAN get a root-login, but if something goes wrong, you will, of course, only have yourself to blame. (I don't know what that will do to the 'apt' bash-alias or menu-shortcuts calling 'sudo <application>', though.)
Nope, I have no idea at all how to do this. Maybe it's easiest to modify the boot-scripts to exclude gdm/kdm, manually logging in as root in the terminal, and starting X from there.
Nope, I have no idea at all how to do this. Maybe it's easiest to modify the boot-scripts to exclude gdm/kdm, manually logging in as root in the terminal, and starting X from there.