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I was woundering how the heck I login as root. I tired doing it from the login screen and I get a error message saiying "adminsitrator cannot login from here" ...
  1. 11-09-2005 #1
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    How do I login as root?

    I was woundering how the heck I login as root. I tired doing it from the login screen and I get a error message saiying "adminsitrator cannot login from here" So how do I login as root?
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    Are you trying to log into graphical mode as root? You won't be able to do that by default. Is there some reason you *need* to log in graphically? Can you not accomplish what you need by logging into X Windows as a regular user and opening up a console, then typing su -?
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    Quote Originally Posted by techieMoe
    Are you trying to log into graphical mode as root? You won't be able to do that by default. Is there some reason you *need* to log in graphically? Can you not accomplish what you need by logging into X Windows as a regular user and opening up a console, then typing su -?
    I need to edit a config file which I have to logged into root to edit
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    Quote Originally Posted by jdrusmtik9
    I need to edit a config file which I have to logged into root to edit
    Ok. You don't need a graphical interface for that. Simply log in as a regular user, open up a console, type su - followed by your root password, then open up a text editor to edit your config file.
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    Quote Originally Posted by techieMoe
    Quote Originally Posted by jdrusmtik9
    I need to edit a config file which I have to logged into root to edit
    Ok. You don't need a graphical interface for that. Simply log in as a regular user, open up a console, type su - followed by your root password, then open up a text editor to edit your config file.
    do I have to open up the text editor through terminal? And how do I do that?
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    nano /some/file/name

    or

    pico /some/file/name

    or

    vi /some/file/name - Not a great editor for beginners, but if you learn vi you should find it on pretty much ANY *nix system you work on..
    far...out
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    oh I figured it out just type gedit in the terminal. got it working thanks a lot guys!
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