Howto: Login As "root" Via Gui?

Title: HowTo: Login as "root" via GUI?
Description: The Root account and SuSE

http://wiki.suselinuxsupport.de/wikka.php?...owToLoginasroot

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edit by storm: inserted above information




alphaomega,

Your how to login as root gives some great tips. Presumably not being able to login as root via the GUI is a recent thing?

However, my question is probably easily answered and it is regarding this:

1. Ctrl-Alt-F1 and login to the text console as root[/b]

which does as it says, it takes me to the text console and I can login as root or user with appropriate password. But, how do I get back to the GUI? Typing 'exit' just returns me to the text login.

Thanks.

Oops good point!

Ctrl-Alt-F7

(will amend!)

Ctrl-Alt-F7

Easy when you know how!

Consider my wrist slapped

Originally posted by pturner7@Mar 17 2005, 08:36 PM
alphaomega,

Your how to login as root gives some great tips.* Presumably not being able to login as root via the GUI is a recent thing?

Yep - it seems a recent security update did it. A good thing. My /usr/lib directory breathes a sigh of relief.....

Ctrl-Alt-F1 2 3 4 5 6 even 8 I believe are available, yes ctrl alt f7 kicks you back to original login just as ctrl alt bkspc from X login kicks you back to g or kdm.

Ok , having to edit ignore 8 its outer darkness ..interesting...

Mad

Ctrl-Alt-F1 2 3 4 5 6 even 8 I believe are available

Can we have a list of what all these ctrl-Alt-Functions do?

Of course I know F1 and F7 now!

They're mutliple text consoles - Just X sits on 7

Actually, the CTRL is only needed if you switch from the X-Server to a text console. Switching from a text console to other console (including the X-Server, which normally runs on console 7) you only need to press ALT+FX.

So e.g.:
CTRL+ALT+F1 (switch from X-Server to first console)
ALT+F7 (switch back to X-Server)

Oooh I never knew that! Thx

Actually my wife has a black IBM rapidaccess II keyboard, she has two keys either side of cursor up that do the same