[xubuntu-users] Can not login as root

[Ruben]

On 01/01/2013 09:51 AM, Pasi Lallinaho wrote:
> Please note that:
>
> 1) If you need to run graphical applications with root privileges, 
> there is 'gksudo' for that [1]
> 2) It is highly discouraged to login graphically as root, and if you 
> can't do something without, it's a bug in the software
> 3) Enabling the root account will "void your warranty", eg. your 
> system will be officially unsupported after doing it
>
> To read more about root/sudo in Ubuntu, refer to the Ubuntu wiki 
> RootSudo page [2].
>
> Also: In the future, please refrain from posting questions or advice 
> on how to enable the root account to this mailing list.
>

That is really funny (and silly)

> Yt,
> Pasi
>
> [1] https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo#Graphical_sudo
> [2] https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo
>
> On 01/01/2013 03:12 PM, Joshua O'Leary wrote:
>> You should never login to X as root, you are supposed to use sudo to 
>> elevate to superuser. If you really need root, you can enable the 
>> root account with
>> sudo usermod -U root
>> And can be locked again with
>> sudo usermod -L root
>>
>> Joshua
>>
>> Garry at garryricketsonartworks.org wrote:
>>
>>     How can I login as root, xubuntu never allows it ?
>>
>>     >From Garry
>>
>>     http://www.garryricketsonartworks.org
>>
>>
>>
>>     End of xubuntu-users Digest, Vol 72, Issue 1
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>>
>>
>>
>> -- 
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>>
>>
>
>
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