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

leo5111 · Post by **leo5111** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 11:11 pm

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 · Post by **Fred** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 11:20 pm

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 · Post by **leo5111** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 12:27 am

i only do it for stuff says to login as root

Fred · Post by **Fred** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 12:54 am

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

Fred · Post by **Fred** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 4:14 am

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

atlef · Post by **atlef** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 8:25 am

What about gksudo, am I missing something?

atlef.

linuxviolin · Post by **linuxviolin** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 9:02 am

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

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