Re: Cannot log in as root [Fedora 11]
"Shawn H. Corey" <[email protected]>
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Croombe F. Pensom wrote: > I have just moved over from F10 to F11. In F10 there was a fix to allow > root to log in which consisted of removing half a line > from /etc/pam.d/gdm. I have done the same with F11 but I am now not able > to log in as root. I would dearly love to retrieve that old ability and > use a gui when super user. > Has anyone any idea how I can get around this? > Thanks > CroombeFP You have to enable the root account. Linux is normally shipped with the root account disabled for security; if you find the root account enabled, it means someone has control of your computer. Use `sudo` to edit your file; see `man sudo` for details. -- Just my 0.00000002 million dollars worth, Shawn Programming is as much about organization and communication as it is about coding. I like Perl; it's the only language where you can bless your thingy. -- OCLUG general discussion list [email protected] http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/oclug