[plug] Suse root

doodli doodli at westnet.com.au
Sat May 7 10:05:32 WST 2005


Craig Ringer wrote:

> It'll be by design and is the correct, and safe, behaviour. Logging in 
> as root for a full GUI session is unsafe.
>
> You should either use sudo (which may or may not be installed and 
> configured by default), rely on the admin tools to prompt you for root 
> access when they need it (most of them should), or log in as root on a 
> text console. To do the latter, press CTRL-ALT-F1 (to F6) to get to a 
> text console, then log in at the prompt. No graphical administration 
> tools will run when logged in on a text console, so it's probably not 
> what you want unless you're quite familar with the system or feel the 
> need to become so in a hurry.
>
> In general you shouldn't have to worry about actually logging in as 
> root, because the gui admin tools can usually prompt you for access, 
> and you can use a text console or an Xterm with sudo or `su' to get 
> root access for the command line.
>
> -- 
> Craig Ringer

Yes I know it is preferable, by both word and personal experience, but 
the unable to boot in as root has only just happened after upgrading to 
KDE 3.4 .I did not mention that before sorry.   As I'm learning I really 
want to know what I did to stop GUI root login.
Thanks for answering.
Wally



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