Enable root login from GUI

Question

In eclipse, how do I tell the console to submit the text? When I press enter, it just goes to a new line where I can continue typing and does not submit the text to continue processing.

Solution 1

Linux Mint 16 uses the Mint-X theme by default which only displays the password box for chosen non-root users. In order to enable the User entry field (from which you will be able to specify root) do this. From Menu ==> Administration ==> Login Window ==> Theme choose Clouds and logout.

Solution 2

Usual warnings of root login is dangerous, do not use unless you are expert.

Linux Mint Rebecca 17.1 uses nemo desktop as do others. root login text has been moved to: /usr/share/mdm/defaults.conf line 185. those who don't know how, this is what to do.

Open Terminal and type sudo passwd root you will be prompted for a new root password.

Next type, sudo gedit /usr/share/mdm/defaults.conf the file will open in read/write mode fr editing. hit ctrl-f to search for root login it will highlight in yellow, change false to true and save. reboot to greeter with root login.

Comments

[PALEN]

I use Eclipse and I do not have that problem... Are you sure your code does not have a mistake?

[Matt]

I'm new to eclipse, but I am pretty certain it has nothing to do with my code. I'm using C (not Java) if that makes any difference.

[PALEN]

I use C too... does that even happen if you read a character using getchar() to print it?

[Matt]

yes. I may be on the wrong track, but from the bits and pieces I have been reading it seems there is some bug in eclipse and I need to set "set new-console on" somewhere.. I think in a .gdbinit file, but I cannot find that anywhere. Can someone tell me exactly where to put that command? Explian in detail, because I have never used eclipse before. Thanks

[PALEN]

One of the many of the bugs I have found in Eclipse... I've read all over the internet that NetBeans is much better so if you aren't forced to use eclipse, you should begin trying netbeans first I guess.

[baweaver]

Why in the world are you trying to log in as Root on a GUI? There's good reason why they make it so hard to do, and you're doing something seriously wrong if you think you require it.

[yorkshiredev]

On some systems and DEs, only users above UID 1000 (conventionally, non-system users) are displayed by the login manager. This is also why you don't see postfix, www-data, mail and so on...

[Jay D]

How is this related to question ? And with Eclipse ?

[Chankey Pathak]

I changed to Clouds, still I don't see the root user there.

[Timothy Martin]

When you login, it is necessary to enter the username root, followed by the password. The user root doesn't show in the list of users but you will be able to login as root this way.

[numediaweb]

[security] # Allow root to login. It makes sense to turn this off for kiosk use, when # you want to minimize the possibility of break in. AllowRoot=true

[0xSheepdog]

Just a quick word about terminology. The command /usr/bin/su is called substitute user or colloquially switch user. It is not specifically intended for only switching to the root account. Also, the term superuser is quite common in *NIX and other systems, but it is not really part of the default group names in most distributions (all distros that I know of...we call it superuser but I've never seen it in the system itself).