How to LOG in as ROOT

[merin_83]

Hi,
I have installed Mandriva 2009, from the login screen I am able to login as a user. But how to login as a ROOT user from the Login screen. From where and how i will be able to do this.

Thanx,
merin:

[oz]

Welcome to the forums!

At the login screen, you can enter:

root

...then enter your password when requested

It's a very bad idea to always login as root so you should correct the user login issue as soon as possible and login that way in the future.

[merin_83]

thanx yar ,,, but when I enter root, its cannot login as root.

[oz]

thanx yar ,,, but when I enter root, its cannot login as root.

You can check this HowTo for several different methods of resetting your root and/or user passwords:

http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/lin...-password.html

If none of those work, you might have to reinstall.

[Loy Glenn]

I don't think you can login as root from the login screen (graphical menu). If you want root access, login as a normal user, then after the display manager loads, open a console and use su or sudo...Loy. -- Maybe I was wrong - out of the box you can't - try this ref..



http://expert.mandriva.com/question/103001

Loy

[merin_83]

thanx yar ,,,,

[philix]

You can try by making a entry a Grub during the boot where you may be rped in INIT level 1 which is root shell

1) Choose the linux Grub value & Press 'e' i.e Edit mode when you first see the Grub entries after you switch on the computer
2) On the statement which starts with 'kernel' enter value 'linux 1'
3) Press 'b'

You may be dropped in root shell with starts with prompt #
and use the command 'passwd' change the password of the root and go ahead

[gos9x]

Root login is not allowed by default into the Windows manager. There are settings you can change to alter that, but typically you would use a console login to login as root.

After a user login, you can also su to root at a console.

...and su does not mean going to court!
> su

[merin_83]

I have been using su, but just want to know how to do that in GUI. I have seen in Configure ur Desktop - > Login Window Manager - > Unselect the Root for login. But this option is diabled ,,,, I dono wat to do after that ...

[bigtomrodney]

What is it specifically you are looking to do? Root login is disabled for a good reason. Root is the system account and should only be used to make system-wide changes. It should never be used as a regular desktop account.

What are you trying to do? There is most likely a better way to do it.