disable root login

shivanrathore · 07-13-2008, 07:54 PM

can some body tell me how to disable root login in GUI , i mean x-manager , usually we cannot loginin as root(x11) in ubuntu but fedora allows root login in xwindow

John VV · 07-13-2008, 08:46 PM

fedora 7,8,or 9 in fedora 9 that could be "fun" you may need to rewright the gdm xml file
with a strong password in fedora for root the gdm login should not matter , I think Ubuntu is the only one that has root ( local) login disabled .

trickykid · 07-13-2008, 10:48 PM

man securetty to get you started.

simonapnic · 07-14-2008, 05:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John VV

I think Ubuntu is the only one that has root ( local) login disabled .

Last time I checked, Debian Etch had that feature.
As a matter of fact, it was turned on by default when I installed it.
I guess all Debian-based distributions have that.

makuyl · 07-14-2008, 05:24 PM

IIRC, if you have that in etch, you made the choise when the installer asked how you wanted it.

shivanrathore · 07-15-2008, 07:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trickykid

man securetty to get you started.

can you pls elaborate ?

trickykid · 07-15-2008, 07:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shivanrathore

can you pls elaborate ?

man securetty <- read the man page. This is the file to control where root can login.