can't run gnome as root - addition

[Lentes, Bernd]

Thom wrote:

>
> On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 3:30 PM, Lentes, Bernd
> <bernd.lentes at helmholtz-muenchen.de> wrote:
> > Luan wrote:
> >> On Mon, 2012-10-01 at 17:28 +0200, Lentes, Bernd wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Sorry, i forgot: i'm running LTS 64bit.
> >>
> >> try:
> >>
> >> $sudo passwd root - to enable root
> >>
> >> and:
> >>
> >> $sudo passwd -l root - to disable root account.
> >
> > i did this already. But logging on Gnome using the root account
> > didn't suceed. After logging on I have a turning wheel for half an
> > hour, than I gave up.
>
> Enabling the root user won't be enough. You're going to have to change
> LightDM (assuming that this is your DM) preferences and possibly pam
> preferences too.
>
> Why can't you use sudo/gksudo/pkexec as NoOp suggested?
>

Hi,

i'd like to use Gnome. Why i don't use sudo ? Because i'm used to not use it.
I'm using Suse boxes for more than 10 years, and Suse does not make this sudo staff.
But now i have one piece of software for which i get only support running on Ubunto or Centos.
I decided für Ubuntu.
One argument for not logging on as root is the argument, that you can easily make heavy errors.
Well, i'm not using Ubuntu and Suse as a desktop environment, for this purpose i use Windows.
So, when i log in in a linux box, it's just for administrative purpose.
When i'm causing trouble, it's my problem. I know that.
On my suse boxes, i do 95% of my administrative tasks using a shell, not having a DM.
But i'm new to Ubuntu, so in the beginning it's likely that i want use the DM from time to time.
When i'm used to Ubuntu, the DM will be uninstalled.

Bernd

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