[newbie] Linux-Mandrake TROUBLES

2002-03-08 Thread Vogel, Andrew (VOGELAP)
I am having THREE very persistant, very annoying problems with my Linux-Mandrake 8.1 PowerPack installation on a Celeron 533 machine... Here they are. Can ANYONE help me? 1. Cannot log into X as root. I know, I know I shouldn't use X as root, but I need to be able to do it! I'm using Sawfish

Re: [newbie] Linux-Mandrake TROUBLES

2002-03-08 Thread Paul
On Fri, 8 Mar 2002 11:31:18 -0500 Vogel, wrote: 1. Cannot log into X as root. I know, I know I shouldn't use X as root, but I need to be able to do it! I'm using Sawfish 1.01 and XIMIAN GNOME 1.4 (I think it's that version; not sure). Must be a security issue. Set the security level down, I

Re: [newbie] Linux-Mandrake TROUBLES

2002-03-08 Thread H.J.Bathoorn
On Friday 08 March 2002 17:31, you wrote: I am having THREE very persistant, very annoying problems with my Linux-Mandrake 8.1 PowerPack installation on a Celeron 533 machine... Here they are. Can ANYONE help me? 1. Cannot log into X as root. I know, I know I shouldn't use X as root, but I

RE: [newbie] Linux-Mandrake TROUBLES

2002-03-08 Thread Vogel, Andrew (VOGELAP)
1. Cannot log into X as root. I know, I know I shouldn't use X as root, but I need to be able to do it! I'm using Sawfish 1.01 and XIMIAN GNOME 1.4 (I think it's that version; not sure). Must be a security issue. Set the security level down, I think that should help. Actually, what isn't