Lost root login in GUI

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).
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Bob

SuSE Linux 10.1, KDE 3.5.4

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.

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Vahis
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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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Bob

SuSE Linux 10.1, KDE 3.5.1

Bob Williams wrote:
> 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

You don't need to log in as root for that.

Start YaST, it'll ask for the root password. You can do what you want in
YaST.


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Vahis
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