On Mon, 2006-05-01 at 20:35 +1000, Josh Shone wrote: > I want log in as root. Discovered that you can allow for this in KDE by > adjusting "AllowRootLogin=true" in the file kdmrc. Cannot do this > however, because I can't log in as root... So I go to the terminal and I > say: > > su > (My root password) > > and tada: > > su: Authentication Failure > > I type my correct password, in other parts of KDE (e.g. Adept) it works > fine. (Typing "su root" or using "su -" and so forth makes no diff.) > Googling on this matter brings nothing. Sorry for the apparently stupid > question so very soon after my last...
You're using Kubuntu? As with other buntu's root login is actually disabled, with super user access being dealt with on a case by case basis. To run a command as root on the command line you use the sudo tool as in: $: sudo apt-get [command] [pkg] The give it your normal password. With most GUI tools you will be prompted for your password if it requires super user(root) rights. -- James Purser Producer/Presenter - Linux Australia Update http://james.k-sit.com - My Blog http://k-sit.com - My IT Consultancy http://localfoss.org - LA Update Podcast, LUG Roundup and more Skype: purserj1977 SIP: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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