Take a look at /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf for these parameters: AllowRoot=true AllowRemoteRoot=true
One or both need to be true... You'll have to test it out. Kevin -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stephen Hinton Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 12:09 PM To: vnc-list@realvnc.com Subject: Root GUI access? I have got VNC running as an on-demand service. I can log in successfully and get a desktop. However, When I try to open any screen that requires root authority I get teh prompt for the root password, put that password in, and then the screen never loads. Again, This it probably more of a linux problem than a VNC problem. I can't figure it out however, and I'd guess someone else has had this issue. Using Fedora, with a KDE desktop, but a GDM login manager. XDMCP is enabled (otherwise i couldnt get the login screen) and root remote login is enabled in GDM The end game is to be able to administer entirely by remote, but still have the nice GUI tools to work with. Just a note for those who are hemoraghing over my desire to log in as root via an 'unprotected' VNC session, I am running it through an SSH tunnel. _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list VNC-List@realvnc.com To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list VNC-List@realvnc.com To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
