Comments on: How to Login to Ubuntu as Root User?

By: Psychoscout

Psychoscout — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:56:00 +0000

This makes no sense, you can just use the command
$gksudo nautilus

This opens an explorer with root permissions, no need to login as root which is dangerous for inexperienced users.

~Psy

By: Jeof Adriel

Jeof Adriel — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:57:00 +0000

Thanks a lot. I think this is better than logging as root.

By: d shyam

d shyam — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 06:30:00 +0000

(gedit:8171): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to set the permissions of `/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel’, but failed: No such file or directory

By: Mdmann

Mdmann — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 08:32:00 +0000

I agree 100% with your first paragraph. I have been using Linux as my primary operating system since about 1998 (TurboLinux, to RedHat, to Fedora, to Ubuntu), and I have almost always, on every system I’ve created and been the sole user on, logged in and done everyday work under the root account. I’m on the computer several hours a day, and have not hosed a system yet. Not one. I get sick of typing sudo after just a few times. If you just pay attention to what you’re doing, you shouldn’t have a problem.

By: Taylor

Taylor — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 22:06:00 +0000

When I open gdm.conf to edit, I get a blank document.
I’m running Ubuntu Studio Edition 10.10

What is the issue I’m having

I did everything before correctly…

I’d love some help.

By: GHead

GHead — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 14:36:00 +0000

Thanks for the tutorial.
I agree with you. The password box when install something is really annoying.

By: DrAcid

DrAcid — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:09:00 +0000

Guys, in Lucid Lynx You can just go up to the step#2 and afterwards go to the login screen, click “Others” and type “root”, then enter chosen password… voila…
No conf file change needed

By: glennp1954

glennp1954 — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:14:16 +0000

It was easy!! I just quit using Ubuntu. No more problems with Ubuntu. No need to ask questions and get chastized for “breaking the rules”. It appears you can't do anything in the Linux world unless you can magically absorb knowledge and experience and not have to ask these useless and inane questions.

By: Menconiusa

Menconiusa — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:00:40 +0000

I had same issue as you. Turns out the first part where I changed the password was enough. Have you tried choosing other user at login prompt and trying your root / newly made pw combo?

By: Matthew Cousins

Matthew Cousins — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:51:29 +0000

I'm stuck at part 3. /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf doesn't exsist…..

By: A.Y. Siu

A.Y. Siu — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:15:31 +0000

"It is extremely and painfully obvious that there are functions you cannot do without being logged on as root."

sudo -i for a persistent root prompt. gksudo nautilus for a root-privileged file browser.

Logging in as root is wholly unnecessary and actually inconvenient.

By: Fadi Tamimi

Fadi Tamimi — Mon, 31 May 2010 07:57:16 +0000

Hello
I would thank you very much for you declaration as I had suffered from being search on my root account, I had successfully changed the root password but when I tried to open the file gdm.conf I could not find the path gdm under X11 ??? please notice that I am using Ubuntu 10.04 Desktop

thanks again
regards

By: remoteONE

remoteONE — Sun, 30 May 2010 12:18:00 +0000

Cant locate the gdm.conf file on Ubuntu 9.10
$locate gdm.conf returns “gdm.conf: command not found”

Where is this file in server 9.10?

By: RemoteONE

RemoteONE — Fri, 28 May 2010 14:36:58 +0000

I undertand exactly. I can't update codecs and plugins for Movie,
the ubuntu deault movie player without root permissions. This seems to be a Linux MO. I think I will need to login as root as standard operating procedure before installing apps or upgrades. Then fall back to user login for normal usage?
But if your using osCommerce, your setting yourself up for hard work and years of struggle. I went to csCart and have not looked back.

By: glennp1954

glennp1954 — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 08:18:00 +0000

I find it rather ridiculous all the exclamations of "you shouldn't do this" or "you'll render it unusable if you do that". "Don't EVER log on as ROOT" shiver, shiver, shiver. Enough already. It is extremely and painfully obvious that there are functions you cannot do without being logged on as root. And if I end up destroying MY O/S on MY machine that is certainly MY problem. So I'll have to go back, reload and start all over again. That is my headache. I'll take full and complete responsibility for whatever actions you might consider as ridiculously stupid on my part. I surely hope that helps. Why can't we get simple questions answered by the nice folks on this forum without being browbeaten about it?

I have been trying to install and configure various software services on my new Ubuntu install for a week now. As best I can tell it can't be done easily unless I am logged on as root. I have tried the suggestions as to how to turn on root login and I do not see the same options as listed. I have installed Ubuntu 9.10. When I go to System->Administration->Login Screen all options are locked. I cannot find a gdm.conf file that contains a root login option.

How can I get logged in using root so I can finish installing and setting up my software? Please, please, please if your response is to browbeat me, don't respond. If you have a sane and knowledgeable response I need your help.

This all started when I couldn't get osCommerce to work properly on my windows xp machine and got browbeaten because I was "too stupid to use Linux". Now it has so far been a nightmare trying to get Linux installed and everything implemented so I can start testing again.

Sorry for the soapbox. This has been a frustrating experience.

By: quad

quad — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 07:15:33 +0000

desktop:~$ sudo gedit /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf

(gedit:2958): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: “ubuntulooks”,

By: quad

quad — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:15:33 +0000

desktop:~$ sudo gedit /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf

(gedit:2958): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: “ubuntulooks”,

By: JohnSmith

JohnSmith — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:14:36 +0000

Why did they even make it this difficult?
Say what you want about windows but at least they dont treat you like a child.
It's my computer. Let me do what I want without this sudo bs.
That is all.

By: Debian-root

Debian-root — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:43:02 +0000

The power of root is almighty and easily can render a system useless. That is one way of learning. However there are instances where root login is needed, not only to do admin tasks, but to create files/folder with the owner root. A mate is frustrated as he can not make apps work on the iPhone using Ubuntu, but I can using Debian. There is nothing wrong with his files, but iPhone only except files with root ownership. If you can not login as root you do not get root ownership of files, at least not very easy.

By: whysoserious1

whysoserious1 — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:42:50 +0000

there is no security tab in administration menu please help me i want to copy one file in “bin” folder but error is occur when coping u r not owner how i can copy that file in bin folder