Re: Cockpit as root

2023-04-15 Thread lflaks
If it is still relevant - There is a file /etc/cockpit/disallowed-users which in my case has one entry: root. Try to comment it out if you need root access. Not discussing here security implications of this change. Leon ___ users mailing list -- users

Re: Cockpit as root

2022-12-10 Thread Emmett Culley via users
On 12/10/22 2:21 AM, Peter Boy wrote: Am 10.12.2022 um 05:40 schrieb Emmett Culley via users : On 12/9/22 11:07 AM, Joe Zeff wrote: On 12/09/2022 10:50 AM, Emmett Culley via users wrote: Yes, I can see root log in disabled by default. How to I enable root login? Root login is disabled

Re: Cockpit as root

2022-12-10 Thread Peter Boy
> Am 10.12.2022 um 05:40 schrieb Emmett Culley via users > : > > On 12/9/22 11:07 AM, Joe Zeff wrote: >> On 12/09/2022 10:50 AM, Emmett Culley via users wrote: >>> Yes, I can see root log in disabled by default. How to I enable root login? >> Root login is disabled because the account do

Re: Cockpit as root

2022-12-09 Thread Emmett Culley via users
On 12/9/22 11:07 AM, Joe Zeff wrote: On 12/09/2022 10:50 AM, Emmett Culley via users wrote: Yes, I can see root log in disabled by default.  How to I enable root login? Root login is disabled because the account doesn't have a password.  You can give it one during install, but it isn't requ

Re: Cockpit as root

2022-12-09 Thread Joe Zeff
On 12/09/2022 10:50 AM, Emmett Culley via users wrote: Yes, I can see root log in disabled by default.  How to I enable root login? Root login is disabled because the account doesn't have a password. You can give it one during install, but it isn't required, so most people never realize th

Re: Cockpit as root

2022-12-09 Thread Emmett Culley via users
On 12/9/22 9:19 AM, Peter Boy wrote: Am 09.12.2022 um 17:47 schrieb Emmett Culley via users : I am not able to login to cockpit, localhost:9090, as root. I can login as a normal user, but that isn't acceptable. Why would I even need cockpit as a normal user? By default, the root login

Re: Cockpit as root

2022-12-09 Thread Peter Boy
> Am 09.12.2022 um 17:47 schrieb Emmett Culley via users > : > > I am not able to login to cockpit, localhost:9090, as root. I can login as a > normal user, but that isn't acceptable. Why would I even need cockpit as a > normal user? By default, the root login is blocked. Therefore, you lo

Cockpit as root

2022-12-09 Thread Emmett Culley via users
I am not able to login to cockpit, localhost:9090, as root. I can login as a normal user, but that isn't acceptable. Why would I even need cockpit as a normal user? I have a fully updated Fedora instance. It may be related somehow to plasma as at the top of the login dialog I see "Fedora Li