Re: login problems

[Kent West <westk@acu.edu>]

Pollywog wrote:

> If you want to be able to login as root in a KDE session, you can configure 
> KDM to allow it.
>  
But it's highly recommended that you do not log into X as root. In fact, 
you should avoid logging in as root except when you need root access. 
And even then, you can use "su -" to become root from within a normal 
user's session, or better yet, use sudo (although it requires a small 
bit of setup) to "become root" for just that specific command, when you 
need to do root-type things.

Remember all the viruses and spyware and security issues you've come to 
associate with Windows? Much of that comes from the Microsoft habit of 
logging in with root privileges (as an Administrator-level user), which 
is pretty much necessary on that OS, as so many programs don't work 
properly without Admin access. Linux is not designed that way. Do 
yourself a favor and learn early to avoid logging in as root except when 
necessary.

--
Kent