Login as a root from GUI for Ubuntu 8.10
Enable root Login from GUI for Ubuntu 8.10
Hi Friends,I am sharing method to login as a root from GUI in Ubuntu 8.10.
Its not at all good to login as root from gui but if some one wants to know that how to login as a root from GUI then follow below instructions.
1.Login as a user from GUI.
2.Now Click on System -> Click on Administration -> Click on Users and Groups.
3.Now you will see screen of users and groups. You will see the root user is locked.
so Click on UNLOCK button it will ask you password of your user.Enter password and click on OK.
4.You will able to see now user root is now unlocked,
Double-Click on root and set your root password. Then Click OK. Close the Users and Groups window now.
5.Open your terminal from Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal.
6.Login as a root from terminal by executing su – root command enter password and login from root.
7.Make a back-up of your /etc/gdm/gdm.conf file by executing this command
cp /etc/gdm/gdm.conf cp /etc/gdm/gdm.conf
8.Open your /etc/gdm/gdm.conf file in your favorite browser
vim /etc/gdm/gdm.conf
9.Search for AllowRoot=false and Replace it with AllowRoot=true.(remember this is case sensitive).
10.Now Log out from current user and Login as a root with password which you set earlier.
If you want to login as a root in fedora 10 then follow this link :-
http://barot.wordpress.com/2009/01/01/trick-to-login-as-a-root-from-gui-fedora10/
Enjoy LINUX 
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Don’t make people fool using stupid tricks and tricks! Its really unsecured!!
Mr. Wrong Attitude,
You are FOOL not Others……….because you did not read post carefully…….
If you did not read this post correctly then just check numbers of your eyes and read it again i clearly mentioned that login as root is not at all good but then also if someone likes to login then this post for them. OK GOT IT?
I hope you learn a good lession from VGLUG about this root topic i dont have to say anymore……
GET WELL SOON MAMU
My eye numbers are correct. Get your fact. Drugs is dangerous for health and society and if you promote it with warning, it doesn’t means at all.
VLUG sucks!
Fact is fact even if you ignore or disagree… mamu
You dont have any standards to comment on VGLUG. All VGLUG members kicked you out from that group got it? and still i think your numbers are not correct because i clearly mentioned that this post is for them who likes to login as root from GUI. Remember one thing that if you are not login as a root from GUI that doesnt mean that No one is log in as a root from GUI got it? and i Know you will not get it because still you cant accept that VGLUG threw you out from that group right ???????
Accept it man now you are completely out………From that group…..
Mr. Shez i know that is fact and thats true but i clearly mentioned that why i posted this.If anyone not using login as a root from gui then they will not follow it but if some users likes to login as a root from gui they only follow it na?
I know thats the fact………
Tejas, mate you’re absolutely right !! this guy’s so arrogant, thank goodness he was kicked off from VGLUG(cant even name it right !
) . He thinks like this is the worst thing unlocked in Linux. Ask him ” To get a life “
Yes my friend they are so arrogant……its pointless to talk with them
hi
i not going graphic mode in ubuntu 8.10 linux server edtion can help me how to go graphic mode in ubuntu 8.10 server
Since i noticed, the problem is: To be or not to be a ROOT. Big deal, but if you want to run on the edge, i think that you know what you’re doing, so, go deep on this ocean of information and migrate to other ‘nix distribution. Yeah, the Ubuntu is the only that locks the root login in a GUI. There are workarounds, but, if your hardware is not a dilema, try others Debian distros. Like: Samba/nfs servers – must be SUSE; Firewall/Apache (hunting-warriors) please FREE-BSD, and so on…
Thanx for the post dude…
dude… this is good info. Linux is about “do as you choose” and help others. you did you part, and I do like to logon as root time to time.
thanks man… keep doing what you doing, and this kartik mistry person need to go back to Ms windows.
Thanks…..Leave him because He needs some rest and he is doing that only
That’s funny guys
Have u all forgot that linux came from OPEN SOURCE,,,
so keep in open mind guys
no need to make some crime to learn, isn’t it?
Thanks for the post..
It is very help full. but Can you help me on following problem. My Problem is that I am not able to create directory in /usr from GUI. I am use sudo make avin to create directory from command prompt. I am admin user which I created at the time of installation. Plz help.
Hello Avin,
You are executing wrong command. To create directory you need to execute “sudo mkdir avin”. Hope it works for you. let me know with errors if you are not able to create directory.
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It’s help for some one, Nice…….
Thanks…….