-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 05/20/2011 09:04 AM, Charlie wrote: > On Thu, 19 May 2011 12:17:54 -0400 > Dick Bayerl <rjbay...@ameritech.net> wrote: > >> I am frustrated. I have tried installing both UBUNTU and DEBIAN with >> the same problem. I never can login to root so I can't make changes >> to various files. Not the owner. I am just now installing DEBIAN on >> a second machine and keeping careful notes about the password to see >> if that will work. I really like the idea of working with DEBIAN and >> hope I can get past this issue. >> Dick Bayerl > > So when your Debian installation asks you if you want to "allow" root to > log in you say "no"? > > Be well, > Charlie
It is possible to login as root (I think you have to configure pam and gnome/X) but it is not recommended. Instead it is recommended that you use 'su' and 'sudo'. - -- Best regards, Panayiotis Karabassis -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJN1g+eAAoJEN7RcJcJCZJiTJwIAKgb/6O7n2Dwj5+e69U19+zz u3s3pw746Dne7nTBPeVjDIwSMc+gLvIE04rFQerX9ImjHEDJJ8B3UK54ByPoSxCo hYRK3ylm+m+/ao5KTyeN6P87hPKsSihJVi6nzA2d8Ypdsj8rBBwqf7yC6tYUQEoB buLqloeMQ5dIr9GNZ9ruFMm0FHHeWed9jmx/tsKbf+pPRCwR/gGnMk7jisji6zv7 CbKrxstwj0245FSIYLTggNtkdLfPLdxOcRK2Tf66BPAg4mAFj9ExsMYZduGEIcR+ N8xNQpmWOzqMl56ybqRqqpH3Li0SHzEtqIEd7ZQdNEuhxKPwFjiQw87NnjHf9M0= =4xxg -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4dd60fa1.8080...@gmail.com