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Old 06-Oct-2006, 10:35
Bob Williams
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Default Re: Lost root login in GUI

Vahis wrote:
> Bob Williams wrote:
>> I tried switching user in KDE, but was not allowed to login as root. I
>> don't remember setting this anywhere, and can't seem to find an 'Allow
>> root logins' setting anywhere. I've looked in YAST and Configure Desktop
>> (Personal Settings).

>
> Maybe this is because you already earlier have logged in as root.
> It's a BIG dont to log in a graphical environment as root.
>

Well, yes I have logged in as root in the past, but ATM I have only got
one session running as an ordinary user. I usually only login as root in
the graphical environment to perform tasks which I don't yet know how to
do in a terminal. In this case, I want to set the mount point of an
external USB drive to be shared so that my son can access it over a VPN.

Bob
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