How can I enable root login w/Mandrake Linux 9.2?

[HGeneAnthony]

If you haven't used Mandrake before they have it set up in a Windows XP like fashion where you click on Icons to login you don't type in a username. Unfortunately they do not allow root to login. You can only get to it by su. I understand it's a good way to keeping somebody from using root to do everything however when you are setting up the system it is annoying using su in every shell I open and everytime I want to do something on the desktop entering a password. In the /etc/passwd file root is set to login to /bin/bash there's no "nologin" that I see. Any suggestions?

[Darl]

My 9.2 is at home and I'm at work right now, but in 9.0 I always logged out, then typed `root' as username, then the password. I think I've done it before in 9.2 with gnome -I don't quite recall. I would be surprised if they changed this though....

[Nerderello]

see if a script with sudo does what you want. If not check out running an application as another user in the creating an application link on the desktop.

have fun

Nerderello