How do you get the root screen in 2007.1

miclem · 05-12-2007, 12:08 PM

Barrythai- have you tried choosing the Failsafe option in Lilo/Grub?

masonm · 05-12-2007, 12:27 PM

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Your a anti root fanatic. I need root you don't care.

It does not help repeating the mantra.

If you expect help from people who volunteer to assist with Linux questions you should learn to be more polite. Rudeness will not get you the help you need.

barrythai · 05-21-2007, 06:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Pebcak

You don't need root. Name me something that you need to be logged on directly as root as opposed to using su.

Compiling the latest release of Quanta.

Editing with Quanta your websites running LAMP on Mandriva.

Pebcak · 05-21-2007, 07:08 AM

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Originally Posted by barrythai

Compiling the latest release of Quanta.

Editing with Quanta your websites running LAMP on Mandriva.

And you are unable to do that using su? I find it more likely its a user error then being unable to compile.

reddazz · 05-21-2007, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by barrythai

Compiling the latest release of Quanta.

Editing with Quanta your websites running LAMP on Mandriva.

You do not need to install Qunata from source since its part of the kdewebdev package and Mandriva has a package for this in the urpmi repos. Also there is no need to edit websites as root, since this can be done as a normal user.

Red Barchetta · 05-23-2007, 07:53 AM

Are you attempting to login to a GUI as the root user?
That is NOT recommended, or really needed, but I myself prefer to be able to - you need to modify a configuration file to be able to do this - I am assuming you are using the KDE login screen:

Just login as any user.
Open a command terminal
issue the command su
when prompted, enter the password for the root account (you will not see anything as you type)
cd /etc/kde/kdm
kwrite kdmrc
Now, find the line AllowRootLogin=
By default, that is set to false change that to true
Now save the file.
Close kwrite
Close command terminal

Now you should be able to login to a GUI desktop as root - but BE CAREFUL doing it!, ESPECIALLY the KDE desktop!, If you must do this, I would (actually I do) stick with GNOME

barrythai · 06-08-2007, 05:57 AM

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Originally Posted by ernie

Perhaps you do not understand how much these people do care. They try to provide information to help you learn a safer way to use your Linux system, and you respond in this way. Is it impossible that so many people tell you not to run as root in a GUI because they have learned something you may not yet know or do you really believe so many people are fanatics?

I define ignorance as a lack of knowledge or understanding. Intelligent people can be ignorant. I have unlimited patience for ignorance because it can be overcome with education, and the ignorant usually wish to learn. I define stupidity as the refusal to overcome ignorance. I have no patience for stupidity because it can not be overcome. Only you can decide which describes you. If you do not understand why so many people warn you not to run a GUI session as root, you can disrespect those you ask for help as you did in the quote above, or you can show enough respect to ask why they resist providing the information you request.

I simply do not understand. You get an operating system for the cost of a download and you call it messed up because the distributor has chosen the more secure configuration as the default. You ask for help, and when you get cautionary responses, you call your advisers fanatics because they did not tell you how to do something they believed to be unsafe for you to do. If you want Linux to be Windows, why not simply use Windows and avoid all this bother? Linux is not Windows. If you do not want to learn Linux why are you using it? Do you not understand that the people who frequent this forum are members of the Linux community who want to help new Linux users learn Linux? These people are not paid for their time or effort. They have no obligation to you or any one. They offer their best advise and experience as a public service. They do not deserve to be called names for their effort and they do not deserve to be treated with such disrespect.

My

If they cared they wouldn't downgrade Mandrake to Mandriva.

Now no root, no websites, no wireless drivers, getting very close to no Linux.

No wonder they call it beijing

It's all chinease to me.

Who does it benefit Microsoft perhaps?

Pebcak · 06-11-2007, 06:40 AM

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Originally Posted by barrythai

If they cared they wouldn't downgrade Mandrake to Mandriva.

Now no root, no websites, no wireless drivers, getting very close to no Linux.

No wonder they call it beijing

It's all chinease to me.

Who does it benefit Microsoft perhaps?

There is root, there are websites although as usual you're not being very clear what you mean and there are wireless drivers.

Here's an idea start with upgrading from that RC release you run to a final release. Then learn how to administer your box properly.

GlennsPref · 06-11-2007, 07:29 AM

I'm sure this will all come out in the wash.

Cheers, Glenn

reddazz · 06-11-2007, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Pebcak

There is root, there are websites although as usual you're not being very clear what you mean and there are wireless drivers.

Here's an idea start with upgrading from that RC release you run to a final release. Then learn how to administer your box properly.

Regardless of how many times he has been given similar advice, he still comes back and complains about the same things instead of taking time out to understand how things work.