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
On Thu, 2001-10-25 at 16:53, Heitzso wrote:
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.
Login as normal user and use su (without -) to do administrative jobs.
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Earthling Michel Dänzer
On Thu, Oct 25, 2001 at 10:53:08AM -0400, Heitzso wrote:
Clues re how I can reconfigure my system to
let root logon to X via gdm?
Just don't do it.
su to root in a console, and run a GUI admin tool as:
XAUTHORITY=/home/heitszo/.Xauthority gfoobaradminapp
Jules
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Thanks, that's what I was looking for --- where the
configuration was set that blocked root logon.
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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On Thu, Oct 25, 2001 at 10:53:08AM -0400, Heitzso wrote:
I'm running debian unstable and sometime in the recent past (few
months?) gdm stopped letting me login as root to X.
This type of question is inappropriate for this list.
Debian-x is not a user support list.
In the meantime, you may
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
On Thu, 2001-10-25 at 16:53, Heitzso wrote:
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.
Login as normal user and use su (without -) to do administrative jobs.
--
Earthling Michel Dänzer
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
On Thu, Oct 25, 2001 at 10:53:08AM -0400, Heitzso wrote:
Clues re how I can reconfigure my system to
let root logon to X via gdm?
Just don't do it.
su to root in a console, and run a GUI admin tool as:
XAUTHORITY=/home/heitszo/.Xauthority gfoobaradminapp
Jules
Thanks, that's what I was looking for --- where the
configuration was set that blocked root logon.
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
On Thu, Oct 25, 2001 at 10:53:08AM -0400, Heitzso wrote:
I'm running debian unstable and sometime in the recent past (few
months?) gdm stopped letting me login as root to X.
This type of question is inappropriate for this list.
Debian-x is not a user support list.
In the meantime, you may
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