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Monday 21 February 2011

How to Enable Root User in Ubuntu..?

Root user has all the administrator privileges so whenever you need to edit system files or configuration from within Gnome, you will feel the need to login to Ubuntu as a root user. 


But the question is here is How to Enable Root User in Ubuntu..?


Follow the steps below:

  • Open the terminal and type:   
      sudo passwd root
  • When you see the prompt that says “Enter new UNIX password”, enter the password you want for the root user and confirm it.
  • Type: 
      sudo gedit /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf
  • Locate the line that says “AllowRoot=false”. Change it to “AllowRoot=true”.
  • Save the file
  • Exit gedit, logout and then reboot.

Done...!



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