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Old 08-06-2009, 07:00 AM   #1
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How to login in root in fedora 10


i am trying to login as root in fedora 10 but it can not login?
 
Old 08-06-2009, 07:37 AM   #2
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If you are trying to log in from the GUI (Gnome Display Manager/GDM) there are options that disallow root access from it. Can you log in as a regular user, open up a terminal, and then log in as root with "su -" (no quotes)?
 
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the people over at Gnome ( and fedora) have disabled root login .This is for security reasons .

Use the " su " or " su - " option in the terminal to start what ever program . For example
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su - 
( your root password when asked)
gedit /var/log/boot.log
--- or ---
gedit /etc/fstab
 
  


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