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Re: [suse-kde] Latest KDE disables graphical login as root?
- From: "Fred A. Miller" <fmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 12:22:12 -0400
- Message-id: <200508101222.12350.fmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
On Wednesday 10 August 2005 11:33 am, Shriramana Sharma wrote:
> Is this true that the latest version of KDE disables logging in via the
> graphical interface as root?
>
> If yes,
>
> 1. why has this been done?
> 2. how do I circumvent this?
I don't know if it's accurate or not, as I don't login from a GUI. Change your
setup in Yast, System Services (Run Level), Expert Mode, and make "xdm" ONLY
run level 5 (init 5). Get out of all apps., and reboot. SUSE will come up to
a konsole login. Then you can use "startx" to startup KDE.
Fred
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> Is this true that the latest version of KDE disables logging in via the
> graphical interface as root?
>
> If yes,
>
> 1. why has this been done?
> 2. how do I circumvent this?
I don't know if it's accurate or not, as I don't login from a GUI. Change your
setup in Yast, System Services (Run Level), Expert Mode, and make "xdm" ONLY
run level 5 (init 5). Get out of all apps., and reboot. SUSE will come up to
a konsole login. Then you can use "startx" to startup KDE.
Fred
--
Planet Earth - a subsidiary of Microsoft. We have no bugs in
our software, Never! We do have undocumented added
features, that you will find amusing, at no added cost
to you, at this time.
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