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.

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.

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

sudo -i worked

MRKRaju

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

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

Or it says I dont have permission.

gksudo nautilus

You say to edit the gdm.conf file to allow root log in. Well you can edit the “Log In Window” settings under the System > Administration menu you to do this easier. Under the “Security” tab enable “Allow local system administrator log in”.

$locate gdm.conf

where you will get something like:

/etc/gdm/gdm.conf
/etc/gdm/gdm.conf-custom
/etc/gdm/gdm.conf~
…etc

to me the above was my output.

this gives you a whole lots of locations where files with name *like* gdm.conf can be found. THIS IS THE FILE WE NEED TO EDIT.

you can tell from the listing that the first option is the one we r after (or it depends on your output but look for EXACTLY “gdm.conf” file), so you can go for you gedit command now: remove the /X11/ and type it like:

sudo gedit /etc/gdm/gdm.conf

..there we r…

r jesse
Dar.