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

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

By: sathiskumar

sathiskumar — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:30:53 +0000

iam trying this cmd.bt not open the root user.its saying gtk-warring cannot open display.how can i open root account????????

By: binay

binay — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:17:48 +0000

i just got ubuntu as my os i wanna remuve it plz help me out

By: Nick

Nick — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 23:58:27 +0000

thank you!

By: Donald

Donald — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:04:34 +0000

it says command not found….now what

By: tmath

tmath — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:13:09 +0000

Take out the colons, ihateubuntu. Just type in sudo gedit, no extra punctuation.

By: ihateubuntu

ihateubuntu — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:59:54 +0000

sudo: gedit: command not found

By: Lindi Maringlen

Lindi Maringlen — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:52:33 +0000

this is cool man

By: Itchyfinger

Itchyfinger — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:09:38 +0000

In summary (see above), total write-access does not exist any more (or any less) between a logged-in user and logged-in root user without the use or the sudo command, and then the only thing which non-root-user-status can make particularly difficult is access to partitions not containing his system (unless of course the system is on a separate partition from his home directory).

By: Itchyfinger

Itchyfinger — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:59:59 +0000

I wish people would get the facts straight before they go bleeting one way or the other on how something impacts Ubuntu system security, because it's important for all users, new and old, to know the straight dope. Not only do they need it explained in non-superstitious terms what they can and can't do while logged in as user or root, but they need better justification for the restrictions in play. It takes this sort of review process to perfect a system, and the perfect system is NOT the most secure one – fact is that the most secure system is also the most useless.

While I know only a little myself, being a fairly new user, I went and tried tried the first fix before forming my opinion! The result is that I no longer get some asinine hassle when I want to browse partitions which are BY DEFAULT less security-sensitive than my system partition, and since you don't need root priveleges to write to your system partitions in Ubuntu (not so with other distros), Then I want to know what were you Ubuntu Engineers thinking in making an issue of browsing secondary partitions?

Anyway, despite being able to browse your own files while logged in as root, you still can't change your system files without the sudo command – I tried that, and it won't let me. Very strange, but that's how it works.

By: Itchyfinger

Itchyfinger — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 05:09:38 +0000

By: Itchyfinger

Itchyfinger — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 04:59:59 +0000

BAAAAD, BAAAAAAAAAAAAD idea, sheeple!

I wish people would get the facts straight before they go bleeting one way or the other on how something impacts Ubuntu system security, because it's important for all users, new and old, to know the straight dope. Not only do they need it explained in non-superstitious terms what they can and can't do while logged in as user or root, but they need better justification for the restrictions in play. It takes this sort of review process to perfect a system, and the perfect system is NOT the most secure one - fact is that the most secure system is also the most useless.

While I know only a little myself, being a fairly new user, I WENT AND TRIED THE FIX FIRST BEFORE FORMING MY OPINION! The result is that I no longer get some asinine hassle when I want to browse partitions which are BY DEFAULT less security-sensitive than my system partition, and since you don't need root priveleges to write to your system partitions in Ubuntu (not so with other distros), THEN I WANT TO KNOW WHAT WERE YOU UBUNTU ENGINEERS THINKING IN MAKING AN ISSUE OF BROWSING SECONDARY PARTITIONS?

Anyway, despite being able to browse your own files while logged in as root, you still can't change your system files without the sudo command - I tried that, and it won't let me. Very strange, but that's how it works.

By: MRKRaju

MRKRaju — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 03:57:10 +0000

Hi, Braincrapped

Thank You
i was trying to install VMWare so i need root access

sudo -i worked

MRKRaju

By: BlueStreak

BlueStreak — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:57:24 +0000

Correction in Point 3:
it's
sudo gedit /etc/gdm/gdm.conf

By: BlueStreak

BlueStreak — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:57:24 +0000

Correction in Point 3:
it's
sudo gedit /etc/gdm/gdm.conf

By: ahmad

ahmad — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 10:55:24 +0000

hi
this is very bad command
this command is Bad
/etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf

this is well :
/etc/gdm/gdm.conf

you can edit with graphical mode
Thanks
Ahmad Choopani , iran
AchVK