How to disable root login in GUI (RHEL5)?

saagar · 08-06-2009, 12:49 AM

Friends,
please let me know what configuration need to be made so that root user
will not be able to log in via gui.
I am aware that taking out tty? from /etc/securetty would result in root not able to log in via CLI modes.
Similarly what is the configuration needed to make that work in GUI.?

thanks.

unSpawn · 08-06-2009, 02:03 AM

Depending on your display manager (GDM here), in /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf(-custom), in the "[security]" section, having the "AllowRoot=false" and "AllowRemoteRoot=false" directives?

linuxlover.chaitanya · 08-06-2009, 04:01 AM

In RHEL5 you should be able to change it in /usr/share/gdm/defaults.conf file.

unSpawn · 08-06-2009, 04:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by linuxlover.chaitanya

In RHEL5 you should be able to change it in /usr/share/gdm/defaults.conf file.

Could but should not:

Code:

]$ head -5 /usr/share/gdm/defaults.conf
# GDM Configuration file.
#
# This file should not be updated by hand.  Since GDM 2.13.0.4,
# configuration choices in the /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf-custom file will
# override the default values specified in this file (installation

saagar · 08-06-2009, 11:54 AM

thanks a lot...Unspawn and chaitanya...!