Hi, one way to get the gui for root is to select "console" to login from the login screen.
you should get a shell prompt.
Type in root and enter root password.
Type startx and you should be taken to root gui. (As I see it (the question))
The other thing to do is to add your "user" to the wheel group.
Edit the /etc/sudoers file
Code:
# sudoers file.
#
# This file MUST be edited with the 'visudo' command as root.
# Failure to use 'visudo' may result in syntax or file permission errors
# that prevent sudo from running.
#
# See the sudoers man page for the details on how to write a sudoers file.
#
# Host alias specification
# User alias specification
# Cmnd alias specification
# Defaults specification
# Runas alias specification
# User privilege specification
root ALL=(ALL) ALL
# Uncomment to allow people in group wheel to run all commands
%wheel ALL=(ALL) ALL
# Same thing without a password
%wheel ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL
# Samples
# %users ALL=/sbin/mount /cdrom,/sbin/umount /cdrom
# %users localhost=/sbin/shutdown -h now
to edit as root type...
su -p
(enter root password)
vi /etc/sudoers
Once in vi use "i" to insert (edit)
use arrow keys to navigate....
Uncomment the lines....
use "Esc" to exit insert mode
use ":wq" to write to file and quit vi
see how you go.
Regards Glenn
<edit> reboot or restartx to test. </edit>