ubuntu root login

by default ubuntu does not come with the privileges to login as root in GDM , ... here is what can be done , there are two steps , first to enable root login and the second to know the root password :
1) go to the following in the panel menu:
System-->
Administration-->
Login Window
There in the Security tab , check the option , Allow local System Administratotr Login .
2) go to the following in the panel menu :
System-->
Administration-->
User and Groups
then select root, and click on Properties, then select Generate Random Password and note down the password displayed in the Password set to field. This is the required root password , change it if u want to from the terminal . Now logout and login back as the root user . Logging in as the root user provides a lot of functionality, but it may get very messy at times, if u don respect it .

Comments

kk said…
ya boss i faced the same problem
nice work i will definitely try
this one on my machine
nice job

KK
Satish said…
hey thanks,
i was actually hesitating to use ubuntu initially because of the lack of a root login into the gdm, until i figured this out !!

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