hai,being a btech student we have an asignment on call centre management.i have the source code and know how to do it in windows,but i prefer to do it in linux tats in debian5.can you tell me how to handle sql database in debian5?also after debian installation i cant login as a root but can acess root terminal from home.how can i solve this?is it because of wrong partitioning during installation?

Hello and welcome to LinuxQuestions,

You'll have to provide some more information about what errors you are getting when accessing your Debian machine. At what level are you unable to login as root? Graphical interface or console? Logging in in my opinion doesn't have anything to do with the partitioning you configured on setup.

About the database question, have a look at PostgreSQL and MySQL. I believe MySQL is the most distributed and known one of the two. Also don't post homework since we're not here to do it for you. We'll be happy to assist you in finding solutions for your problems by pointing you in the right direction.

Kind regards,

Eric

Two of the more popular sql databases commonly packaged with linux distributions are mysql and posgresql. Have a google and a read about them. Then try installing using your package manager, and read the documentation that comes with the package.

By default Debian sets up the login manager to not permit root login in X. This is a "feature" designed to enhance security.

Evo2.

Not wise, but you can still get a Root GUI session without disablign the GUI login restriction just log in as root on the command line the launch startx or startkde or whatever. And as was mentioned before You need a database server to process SQL, in Wndows it is frequently either MS SQL server or MySQL. With Linux usually MySQL or PostgreSQL. And SQL is SQL the syntax is really the biggest difference and the enhanced features are different too. Like T-SQL is only applicable to SQL Server from Microsoft. But you can pick up a nice handy pocket reference from O'Reilly Press that has SQL Syntax for most SQL commnade for SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, and I think Postres

while login as root,it is showing that the system administrator does not allow......like that.i want to change the grub order.for that i want to login as root.can you tell me in detail how to enter into root through command line?or how can i login in into root via graphical interface?

from where can i take SQL in debian 5?how can i attach database in SQL debian?i am not at all familiar with debian just stared to use it

Hi,

At the command line enter the following command.
Then you will be prompted for you root password. After that you will be root in that terminal.

I get the felling that you are not just new to Debian but new to *nix style operating systems in general. I'd suggest you do a little background reading. Please have a look at the newbie forum on this site for ideas for reading material.

Cheers,

Evo2.

I don't know what you mean by "attach database". Install database? Connect to some other database server?

Anyway in general if you want use software you need to install the packages. For example mysql-server and mysql-client. Then read the documentation. Come back and ask if you have specific questions.

If what I've said makes no sense, then please try to clarify what you want to do.

Evo2.