On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 13:40:46 +0530, Anil Wadghule <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I want to know that how to log into the Mandrake10.1 as a root. While > installing Mandrake, I chose log in using user as a default. Now while > logging, it doesnt show root, it shows only user & the field for > password. I cant change the user name, I can change only password. So > what setting should I do in my KDE or mandrake so that I should get > the username field to change. I tried the user groups, user > administration, all are useless for this. For doing things as a root I > have to go to terminal & log as a root then perform the things. So > please help
The new kdm versions dont' allow root to login (neoone knows the setting the kontrol center doesn't have ne). Which isn't a bad thing anyway. You shouldn't be logged into X as root, use su as required instead. Neways if you know what you are doing then i think switching to gdm might allow root login. Also plain old console login and then startx ( append '-- :1' if k/gdm is on oth screen) will work too. Again reconsider loggin in as root. i know of very sorry people who trashed their system in most unexpected ways, a simple user login would have saved them big time. -- BAIN http://abhijit.adotout.net -- ______________________________________________________________________ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List: (plug-mail@plug.org.in) List Information: http://plug.org.in/mailing-list/listinfo/plug-mail Send 'help' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for mailing instructions.
