On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 4:36 PM, Lisi <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sunday 14 October 2012 16:20:48 Wally Lepore wrote: >> The link starts off by suggesting I log in as user and then enter the >> following initial command. >> >> 1 | su root >> 2 | gedit >> >> I went to Applications --> Accessories --> Terminal (I assume this is >> how to open a terminal) and was presented with terminal window that >> said: >> >> myname@systemname:~$ (blinking cursor) >> >> Is this where I'm suppose to be at? > > Yes, and you don't need to say > su root. > Just > su > is enough. > Debian by default does not allow booting into a GUI as root.
Ok, but now I'm back to square #1. How and where do I log-in as 'root' on my newly installed Debian distro? > But I prefer (mutatis mutandis, I use KDE3): > alt-F2 > gksu gedit > enter password when asked. > ( I actually do: alt-F2, kdesu kwrite) I'm lost ! I'm running the GNOME desktop. Thank you Lisi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CALDXikp-YKX2=kub2gghvyq+wjgyldwrphbcgg5arwgeswa...@mail.gmail.com
