சனி, 5 ஏப்ரல், 2014

Enable GUI Root Login on Fedora 13

Enable GUI Root Login on Fedora 13
Symptom :
On a new installation of Fedora 13 it is impossible to login as root via GUI
The reason is security .
You can always login as a user and then su to root .
Solution :
 In case you have to have this feature do the following :
Configure the pam authentication files gdm and gdm-password .
Edit "/etc/pam.d/gdm" file (preferably with the vi editor) .
find the line :
auth       required    pam_succeed_if.so user != root quiet
comment out the line with a "#" in front of it
Example :
#auth       required    pam_succeed_if.so user != root quiet
Save and Close the file .
Now editthye file "/etc/pam.d/gdm.password" (preferably with the vi editor) .
find the line :
auth       required    pam_succeed_if.so user != root quiet
comment out the line with a "#" in front of it
Example :
#auth       required    pam_succeed_if.so user != root quiet
Save and Close the file .
Logout user and login with root .

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