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List:       debian-user
Subject:    Re: How do I make my normal account (not root) have administrative (root) privileges?
From:       "Boyd Stephen Smith Jr." <bss03 () volumehost ! net>
Date:       2008-12-10 21:46:05
Message-ID: 200812101546.10471.bss03 () volumehost ! net
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On Wednesday 2008 December 10 14:12:04 Kelly Clowers wrote:
>On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 07:34, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
><bss03@volumehost.net> wrote:
>> On Tuesday 2008 December 09 21:48:26 Brendan West wrote:
>>>I am using gnome.
>>
>> I'll assume you are using gdm then.
>>
>> Anyway, I don't use Gnome, but ISTR that the configuration for gdm is
>> available as a configuration application called "Login Window" or similar.
>> You'll need to enable (or un-disable) root login.  By default, gdm does
>> not allow root to login to X.
>
>It may be possible to change the config to allow root GUI logins,
>but I would strongly recommended against it.

I agree.  The OP seems quite interested in the possibility though.  Even if 
they doesn't necessarily want to log in as "root" they want all the 
privileges at all times -- which is really just as bad.
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