I would like to try an experiment and login as root to the KDE GUI, the login manager says administrator is not allowed to do that. is there a way to override this?
Big Bear
KDE login as root
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KDE login as root
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I am trying to do what another fellow has asked about, which is to open permissions to partitions owned by root.
these are ext3 partitions that need to be rw by all users.
in the process, I thought, I would just login as root and do that, yes, I recall that Ubuntu does things the sudo way but that's why I prefer to use PCLOS because I have no memory LOL.
Having said that.
I am using your newest version and I must admit, you guys have pretty much closed the gap, and then some. Kudos to you all even more so.
I just thought that maybe an old dog who brain left the station a long time ago in trying to remember commands for sudo, it seems the ability to log in as root is fundamentally there, just hidden or blocked due to preference of the sudo ways.
but apparently, I do believe it's it is using gdm, that's been prohibited.
My FSTAB
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
/dev/hda5 user,exec,rw,auto
UUID=f3e7e219-d522-4342-a6ec-f2ba416a6aea / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1
/dev/hda1
UUID=10F4544AF45433E6 /media/hda1 ntfs defaults,nls=utf8,umask=007,gid=46 0 1
/dev/hda3
UUID=22d3f188-5a65-4445-85d6-d10fb6562be1 /media/hda3 ext3 defaults 0 1
/dev/hda4 user,exec,rw,auto
UUID=ad388d65-7395-4f92-a7f2-287dc0526425 /media/hda4 ext3 defaults 0 1
/dev/hda6 user,exec,rw,auto
UUID=8d90033b-65c8-4f5a-8b19-0f500d54a1c4 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/hdc /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto 0 0
/dev/hdd /media/cdrom1 udf,iso9660 user,noauto 0 0
/dev/ /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto 0 0
This my current fstab, which I have no doubt is set incorrectly.
scold me if you must LOL, that's the true magic of the GUI, allowing the old "no-memory" folks like me to use the computer.
Big Bear[/quote]
these are ext3 partitions that need to be rw by all users.
in the process, I thought, I would just login as root and do that, yes, I recall that Ubuntu does things the sudo way but that's why I prefer to use PCLOS because I have no memory LOL.
Having said that.
I am using your newest version and I must admit, you guys have pretty much closed the gap, and then some. Kudos to you all even more so.
I just thought that maybe an old dog who brain left the station a long time ago in trying to remember commands for sudo, it seems the ability to log in as root is fundamentally there, just hidden or blocked due to preference of the sudo ways.
but apparently, I do believe it's it is using gdm, that's been prohibited.
My FSTAB
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
/dev/hda5 user,exec,rw,auto
UUID=f3e7e219-d522-4342-a6ec-f2ba416a6aea / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1
/dev/hda1
UUID=10F4544AF45433E6 /media/hda1 ntfs defaults,nls=utf8,umask=007,gid=46 0 1
/dev/hda3
UUID=22d3f188-5a65-4445-85d6-d10fb6562be1 /media/hda3 ext3 defaults 0 1
/dev/hda4 user,exec,rw,auto
UUID=ad388d65-7395-4f92-a7f2-287dc0526425 /media/hda4 ext3 defaults 0 1
/dev/hda6 user,exec,rw,auto
UUID=8d90033b-65c8-4f5a-8b19-0f500d54a1c4 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/hdc /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto 0 0
/dev/hdd /media/cdrom1 udf,iso9660 user,noauto 0 0
/dev/ /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto 0 0
This my current fstab, which I have no doubt is set incorrectly.
scold me if you must LOL, that's the true magic of the GUI, allowing the old "no-memory" folks like me to use the computer.
Big Bear[/quote]
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ok,
the way to change ownership of a partition is
I'm still working out the login issue. But it's fun to work it out.
By the way, this tip brought to you courtesy of my copy of " Beginning Ubuntu Linux: From Novice to Professional" by Keir Thomas A VERY good book.
Big Bear
the way to change ownership of a partition is
or whatever your partition is called.sudo chmod a+rw /media/hda3
I'm still working out the login issue. But it's fun to work it out.
By the way, this tip brought to you courtesy of my copy of " Beginning Ubuntu Linux: From Novice to Professional" by Keir Thomas A VERY good book.
Big Bear
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