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how do i set system to let me login as root?
Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 11:11 pm
by 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
Re: how do i set system to let me login as root?
Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 11:20 pm
by 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
Re: how do i set system to let me login as root?
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 12:27 am
by leo5111
i only do it for stuff says to login as root
Re: how do i set system to let me login as root?
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 12:54 am
by 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
Re: how do i set system to let me login as root?
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 4:14 am
by 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
Re: how do i set system to let me login as root?
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 8:25 am
by atlef
What about gksudo, am I missing something?
atlef.
Re: how do i set system to let me login as root?
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 9:02 am
by 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
