Re: How do I make my normal account (not root) have administrative (root) privileges?
On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 07:34, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
<bss03@volumehost.net> wrote:
> On Tuesday 2008 December 09 21:48:26 Brendan West wrote:
>>I am using gnome.
>
> I'll assume you are using gdm then. However, xdm, gdm, and kdm can all start
> Gnome, KDE, or an arbitrary X session. I use gdm to start my KDE sessions
> because it's easier to find themes.
>
> Anyway, I don't use Gnome, but ISTR that the configuration for gdm is
> available as a configuration application called "Login Window" or similar.
> You'll need to enable (or un-disable) root login. By default, gdm does not
> allow root to login to X.
It may be possible to change the config to allow root GUI logins,
but I would strongly recommended against it. Logging as root is
generally something to avoid anyway, and there is really no reason
to do a graphical login as root.
Cheers,
Kelly Clowers
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