Re: Newbie question

[Russell <rjshaw@iprimus.com.au>]

Koen Niehof wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> How do I get to the screen where I can login as root? Now I get the graphical
> login screen and I can't login as root. When I try to setup my ADSL connection
> to the internet the pppoeconf program tells me I have to become root first.
> When I open a window and type the command su root then I'm root, but still this
> pppoeconf tells me I have to become root. I want to login as root so I can
> setup my ADSL connection. Or is there an other way to do this?

press ctrl-alt-F2 to get a new console and log in as root.