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huang_ker

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Registered: 2008-03-09

Posts: 3

GDM and only root configured

Hi all,

I've managed to install gdm and have not installed another user except root. Now I don't know how to login as gdm wont allow me to login as root. What can I do?

Cheers,
Jeremy

Jack B

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Registered: 2006-06-27

Posts: 107

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Re: GDM and only root configured

Use Ctrl+Alt+F1 to go to console, log in as root, use 'adduser' or 'useradd' to create a normal user, then use that user to log in to gdm. Remember to add the new user to the appropriate groups.

Edit: typo Ctrl+Alt+1 -> Ctrl+Alt+F1

Last edited by Jack B (2008-03-09 15:56:03)

raroman

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From: Sweden

Registered: 2008-01-05

Posts: 29

Re: GDM and only root configured

If that doesn't work (sometimes you can't even get to a console), add a "3" to the booting options. This should be interpreted as the init level and will allow you to follow Jack's advice.
(A similar problem happened to me once ;-) )

SiC

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From: Liverpool, England

Registered: 2008-01-10

Posts: 430

Re: GDM and only root configured

Most X11 login managers will not let you login as the root user. You need to switch to a console login and create one.  This is the best option, because running as root all the time is generally considered to be a bad idea. You can always use sudo to execute commands such as pacman which require root privileges.

Jargs

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Registered: 2008-03-01

Posts: 13

Re: GDM and only root configured