On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 07:34, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tuesday 2008 December 09 21:48:26 Brendan West wrote: >>I am using gnome. > > I'll assume you are using gdm then. However, xdm, gdm, and kdm can all start > Gnome, KDE, or an arbitrary X session. I use gdm to start my KDE sessions > because it's easier to find themes. > > Anyway, I don't use Gnome, but ISTR that the configuration for gdm is > available as a configuration application called "Login Window" or similar. > You'll need to enable (or un-disable) root login. By default, gdm does not > allow root to login to X.
It may be possible to change the config to allow root GUI logins, but I would strongly recommended against it. Logging as root is generally something to avoid anyway, and there is really no reason to do a graphical login as root. Cheers, Kelly Clowers -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
