Hi friends,
As we know root account is disabled in ubuntu 9.10 by default. There are some advantages in login as root. We cannot unlock root account in this ubuntu release as before. Have a look at this method, this will be useful.
1.If you have already created your root password by using the command Terminal > sudo passwd root, you just have to deactivate auto-login in gnome.
2.To do that go to
System > Administration > Login screen > Unlock > ‘Show the screen for choosing who will login’. > Close.
3.Once you did that Log out of your account.
Choose ‘Other’ from the login screen and log in as root.
4.You won’t be asked for a password at any other time except login.
5.To activate all the options that the Ubuntu has deactivated,
go to
System > Administration > Users & Groups > root > Properties > User privileges, and click everything.
I hope this will help you …. please pass it on…
cheers,
Dharanitharan.A
There are some advantages in login as root.
Can you explain was some of these advantages are? I’ve been using Ubuntu for almost five years and have never seen the need or even convenience of having a root login.
for the new users it will be useful to work with the gui rather than in the terminal.. once we are familiar with the terminal interface, we no longer need the root login and we can use ” su -“..
I think drivers downloaded from nVidia site CANNOT be installed without root login.
Then use the above method to login as root
I sometimes find it useful to log in as root, and there has always been one way or another to enable this. Ubuntu Karmic made it the most convenient in that you only needed to give root a password. Unfortunately, this seems to be broken (I hope it’s broken and not a decision) in Ubuntu Lucid. Although you can give root a password, you cannot choose “root” as an alternate user at login. If you try, the login screen just refreshes.
How do I enable automatic login for Root in Ubuntu 9.10 desktop with Gnome? The login screen setting only lists the normal users. I want to allow Root to automatically login when I start the system. I am aware of the security but it is a test box that is off the grid. Thank you!
Just type
sudo passwd root and create ur root password… then you can login as root from login screen itself
hey…i got the idea of all the default locking of the root, and how to unlock, but what if we want to again lock it?
what if i dont want to login as root ever,
and another query…..in the beginning, i was unable to use su –
but now i can…i want to go back again to not using it
pls help
I need to log in as root while using SQL.
Thanks for the trick to log in as root
Using the root account is the #1 DONT when using an operating system. Not even Windows does that anymore!
Logging in as root makes it possible for ANY application to completely ruin your system, make it unstable, invade your privacy, install unwanted software on your computer and do virtually anything without you knowing about it.
It is completely unnecessary to use the root account, actually it is a problem. Being asked for the password isn’t a serious issue, and if it is, you can set the grace time to be longer so you don’t have to enter your password constantly.
I suggest you to edit your blog and add a warning telling users that this is not a good thing to do.