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Re: gdm blocking root login



In reference to a message from Heitzso, dated Oct 25:
> I'm running debian unstable and sometime in
> the recent past (few months?) gdm stopped letting
> me login as root to X.
> 
> I understand that there might be security benefits
> to blocking root's logging onto X, but it keeps
> me from easily using the GUI admin programs.
> 
> Clues re how I can reconfigure my system to
> let root logon to X via gdm?

pippin[11:45] ~% grep AllowRoot /etc/gdm/gdm.conf
AllowRoot=false

randolph
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