can't run gnome as root - addition

[Jared Norris]

On 2 October 2012 21:16, Lentes, Bernd
<bernd.lentes at helmholtz-muenchen.de> wrote:
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> Hi,
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> why do i have to adapt the OS ? I think the OS should adapt to the needs and wishes of the user as far as possible.

It can, it's only limited by what you tell it to do. You are free to
change any/all of the default options provided by the distribution.
They are only that, defaults.

> I KNOW that it is not the recommended way to login to X as root, but i did it often and never got any problems.

Their defaults are apparently set up differently.

> It's my box, and if i'm making an error, it's my problem.

Correct, that is the luxury of linux.

> The only error i did happened on a terminal, not in a GUI.
> I'm not used to sudo and all ist friends, and i don't like to use it.

Again, this is the default way Ubuntu is set up, feel free to change
at your whim.

*Snip*

Now, from the brief research I have conducted it is apparently quite
easy to achieve what you're trying to achieve. I would suggest trying
the second hit on google [0] and letting us know if there are any
issues you encounter.

[0] http://www.liberiangeek.net/2012/05/login-as-root-in-ubuntu-12-04-precise-pangolin/

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Regards,

Jared Norris
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