-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Sun, Aug 10, 2003 at 11:18:53AM -0400, Icarus wrote: > Hello. I just installed debian woody along with the window enviroment (gnome, > sawfish). When I get to the GDM login screen I cannot log in as root. I'd like to be > able to use the GUI as root, but when I switch consoles I still can't use startx > (because the x-server is already running).
Please read the archives before posting. This has been answered many times before: Do NOT log in as root. Use su -m instead. - -- .''`. Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : :' : proud Debian admin and user `. `'` `- Debian - when you have better things to do than fix a system -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/NuPZsClmdIs2Ki8RArYLAJ4/ypEBhBedMGNZrSq5YppQt2C4SACeNyV1 jJ5ZdHB7/hU8a9pMBxJnh1I= =kLTy -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

