Logging in as root

[ben]

On Wed, 21 Jun 2006 10:59:21 +1000
Jean Hollis Weber <jean-ooo at taming-openoffice-org.com> wrote:

> Rein Mann wrote:
> > Is it possible to log in as root with the GUI?
> > Sometimes it is a nuisance to have to do a 'su root' and for some
> > applications it is simply impossible. Most other distros allow
> > logging in as root.
> 
> No, Ubuntu does not allow this. There is a very good explanation 
> somewhere on their website about the reasons, and several people 
> have explained it on this list too. Daniel Carrera gave a 
> particularly good, plain-English explanation a week or two ago.
> 
> Cheers, Jean
> 

its not allowed by default and definitely not recommended but easily
overcome.
sudo passwd root
-enter your passwd then new root one

sudo vi /etc/gdm/gdm.conf
-search down to AllowRoot, change from false to true, restart X or
reboot

as a side note what exactly are you having problems doing as a standard
user? as there is probably a better solution than using a root login.

-- 
ben <ben at cvrse.com>
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