To be able to log into gdm as root, edit /etc/gdm/gdm.conf AllowRoot under [security]:
AllowRoot=true This allows you to login as root only from the console. Since you're not logging in over the network this isn't that great of a security risk. -mk > -----Original Message----- > From: Dale Hair [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 11:32 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: gdm, log in as root? > > > On Tue, 2002-10-15 at 21:30, David Pastern wrote: > > Mark said: > > > > Subject: RE: gdm, log in as root? > > > > understand that sudo or fakeroot would be an even better > solution, as > > sudo use is logged as security concerns. > > > > Dave : I know that Mark. It more annoys me not having the > ability there. > > Even if I had it there i'd very rarely log on as root, but > use fakeroot. > > That's the common sense thing to do. Sometimes > though...since updating to > > kde 3.0.3 I can't su to fakeroot and start applications...I > get an Xlib > > error message : can't send to server, no permissions. Or > something similar > > to that. I did a bit of research to that the other nite, > but didn't find > > much. Was only a brief search. I got the suspicion (after > todays thread on > > GDM) that I might need to reconfigure kdm to allow fake > root. I'll pursue > > that path later. In the meantime i've been lazy, and > logging out and going > > in as root to perform system maintenance etc. Upgrading to > gnome2 set esd > > as the default sound daemon (even when logging onto kde) > rather than oss. I > > haven't sat down and investigated yet how to change it > back. I had issues > > on base install of woody getting audio to play when logged > on as normal > > user. That fixed itself when i got kde 3 running, but > gnome 2 just stuffed > > that all up by setting esd as default. And yes I added > myself to audio > > group, did chmod u+x on /dev/audio, /dev/cdrom, /dev/mixer, > /dev/dsp ....I > > had a play with gnome2 control panels etc but they are very > unintuitive I > > find. I presume resetting default sound daemon back to oss > will fix things > > and return them to normal in kde. *fingers crossed*. > > > > Dave > > That's quite a rant. Did you ever get gdm set to allow root login, > there is an option in gdmconfig? > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]