Right, which leads me back to what I just said. On 11/28/06, Dazed_75 wrote: > Apparently not. Trying to log in as root at the ubuntu gdm login is > prohibited even tho the real root user is enabled and has a password. > Logging in as me and using Ctrl-Alt-F2 to go to the second textual console > allows me to login there as root. However, trying to startx there gives the > same result as trying to do so inside an xterminal in which I have done su > -. Specifically: > root@ldesk:~# startx > xauth: creating new authority file /root/.serverauth.7463 > > X: warning; process set to priority -1 instead of requested priority 0 > > Fatal server error: > Server is already active for display 0 > If this server is no longer running, remove /tmp/.X0-lock > and start again. > > Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server > Xlib: Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 key > giving up. > xinit: unable to connect to X server > xinit: No such process (errno 3): Server error. > root@ldesk:~# > Now this makes sense to me since there really IS an x-server running and it > does own resources I would be using. > > > On 11/28/06, Jeremy C. Reed wrote: > > > So once again, I would like to be capable of using a gui desktop and gui > > > tools while logged in a root when I as sole proprietor of my network and > > > computing facilities decide to do so. I want the freedom and do not > want my > > > OS to prevent me. My risk and my freedom. Like I said I use sudo for > most > > > such things but just hate being a second class citizen (unable to use > > > MYchoice of tools) when I decide to be root. > > > > Yes, you can run startx as root. > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > -- > Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter > and those who matter don't mind. - Dr. Seuss > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > -- "Courage is like love; it must have hope to nourish it." -Napoleon Bonaparte --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss