On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 7:14 PM, Rick Stevens <[email protected]> wrote:
> Roger wrote: > >> >>> By default, it doesn't let you log in graphically as root. Do you >>>> really need to do that? It's, generally, a VERY BAD idea. The best >>>> solution is, usually, to log in as yourself, then "su -" in the command >>>> line to become root, and issue the commands you want. Or run the >>>> graphical tool that you want to use, through the menus, and type in the >>>> root password when prompted. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> This is an interesting one. >>> >>> I, too, need to graphically log in as root to delete several old >>> kernel and kmod directories quickly and easily as per discussions on my >>> recent and continuing akmod problem. Doing it one file at a >>> time in the numerous directories is laboroius and error prone. >>> >>> I can't use the GUI there is no login for handling files that I can find. >>> >> > As someone else said, logging into the desktop as root is a bad idea. > A lot of the tools there are dangerous to use if you take the safeties > off (as they are when you're root). For example, if you are root and > you navigate to, oh, say "/" in Nautilus, "Select All", "Move to Trash" > and click "Yes", bye-bye system. That can't happen if you're not root. > > If you must do things as root, the best idea is to log into the desktop > as a regular, mortal user and open up a terminal window. > > In that window, enter "su -". At the password prompt, enter root's > password. Now you're root in that terminal. Do whatever you want to > do. Enter "exit" to stop being root, or simply close the terminal > window. > > You can also simply press CTRL-ALT-F2 to switch to a regular console. > Log in as root there and go do your thing. Press "ALT-F1" to return > to the desktop. Yes, you have to do things on the command line, but > hopefully you only need to do things as root very rarely. > > That's not too hard, is it? > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > - Rick Stevens, Systems Engineer [email protected] - > - AIM/Skype: therps2 ICQ: 22643734 Yahoo: origrps2 - > - - > - Admitting you have a problem is the first step toward getting - > - medicated for it. -- Jim Evarts (http://www.TopFive.com) - > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > And, if you feel you need to run a GUI program like nautilus, you can simply call it from the command line as root.
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