[SOLVED] root authentication failure in Fedora Core 12.
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Whenever i try to login as root it gives Authentication failure.
Code:
Username: root
Password: correct
Code:
Authentication Failure
I want to login as root and want to modify some cfg files.
Please tell me a way to login as root.
Also, I want to run "rsh" and "telnet" services.
Please tell me how to do that in fedora core 12. The system shows that package is installed but i am not able to find services running.
Thanks
Aslo for security reasons, you cannot login at the GUI as root; you have to login as a normal user, then 'su -' to root or use sudo.
The GUI tools that require root access will ask for the root passwd when you activate them.
Aslo for security reasons, you cannot login at the GUI as root; you have to login as a normal user, then 'su -' to root or use sudo.
The GUI tools that require root access will ask for the root passwd when you activate them.
thats not possible
i want rsh and telnet at any cost
If you insist to compromise you're system .
Take a look at /etc/pam.d/gdm
You find a line about the authentication of root make that line a remark.
thanks for your reply,
but i don't see any service running named "rsh" or "telnet".
how can i start those services?
my system shows that rsh/telnet client is installed.
please guide me through this.
i'll check /etc/pam.d/gdm and post the reply
thanks
both fedora AND Gnome have DISABLED the root login using the gui.
login as a normal user first then use the " su - " command in the terminal to login as root
or
login into "single user mode" -- that is root by default .
for security reasons root login in gnome has been disabled
but root login into kde IS still available if you have kde 4 installed AND use kdm ( and NOT gdm) to start the gui.
also as stated above telnet is nolonger used because of VERY serous security reasons
the hack in " /etc/pam.d/gdm" to alow root login into gnome has some problems ( an is NOT recommended )
for example you will not be able to install any software using "ad or remove software" it will not work.
which distro are you using.
and without root or admin user you can not start and stop any service
please tell us is your root problem solved?
both rsh and telnet are up and running.
But root login prob;em is not solved yet.
please help
i have to copy some folders into / directory. but if login using other user there is no option for paste.
and i don't know how to do this in command line interface.
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