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flaZh
Tux's lil' helper
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 Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 3:57 pm Post subject: KDE: login as root don't work anymore |
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I dunno what I've done, but the root user won't let me login on KDE.
After typing the password and the loginscreen dissapears, a small black horizontal line comes up in the top left corner, and back to the loginscreen again.
But this other user works perfectly.
I've tried to copy over all settings from this user to root to fix the problem, no diff.
I copied the settings from ~/.kde3.3/shared/config/* - please help me out.
I first suspected my problems with changing the ksplashscreen since that's what coming after the loginscreen.
But copying over those settings as well didn't make any diff.
Thanks for any help.
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Earthwings
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| Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 4:03 pm Post subject: |
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Mhm, you are strongly advised not to login as root in X anyway, so why do you care?  |
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flaZh
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| Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 4:13 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, you are right. I know. But it's nice to have the root if this would happen to my other user too 
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JackDog
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| Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 5:09 pm Post subject: |
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vim /usr/kde/3.4/share/config/kdm/kdmrc
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# Allow root logins?
# Default is true
AllowRootLogin=false
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Looks like the KDE default is true and the gentoo default is false. I dont remember changing this since I use gdm instead of kdm.
I strongly advise you to disable this. If you have to start an entire WM for root operations, you are more than likely doing something wrong.
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flaZh
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| Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 5:18 pm Post subject: |
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I was just in KDE with root, and I have not changed this:
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damned@Home ~ $ cat /usr/kde/3.3/share/config/kdm/kdmrc |grep 'AllowRoot'
AllowRootLogin=false
AllowRootLogin=true
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I'll try and remove 'AllowRootLogin=false' - as I wish to get back in root. Troubles me to have issues eventho there's some workarounds.
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greg_g
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| Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 6:19 pm Post subject: |
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| JackDog wrote: | | Looks like the KDE default is true and the gentoo default is false. I dont remember changing this since I use gdm instead of kdm. |
Nope, the kde default is false, and the kde hardcoded default is true. |
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flaZh
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| Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 11:13 am Post subject: |
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It had no effect tho. Still can't get into KDE as root. What can I do ro replace all config with this user? Which files/directories can I replace?
I need to get into KDE as root. Getting more and more troubles, need a window opened as root, terminal says can't open display.
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JackDog
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| Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 3:16 pm Post subject: |
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| flaZh wrote: | It had no effect tho. Still can't get into KDE as root. What can I do ro replace all config with this user? Which files/directories can I replace?
I need to get into KDE as root. Getting more and more troubles, need a window opened as root, terminal says can't open display. |
You can run "xhost +" from your console as your user and then execute a root command from a konsole shell.
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You can use the Run dialog on the KMenu to launch root processess, Click the options button.
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flaZh
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| Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 1:50 am Post subject: |
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I deleted the whole /root/ and built it up again, that worked. And the windows and programs that I need root access for i just run kdesu infront. Both problems solved. 
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