The next time you sign into Ubuntu select Not listed? and then enter root as the username and the password you created back in steps #1-2. # auth required pam_succeed_if.so user != root quiet_success Then you’ll need to edit the configuration file /etc/pam.d/gdm-password – specifically you’ll need to add a # (pound sign, number sign) in front of the line:Īuth required pam_succeed_if.so user != root quiet_success.To enable the root user to now log into Gnome, open the file /etc/gdm3/nf and add the line:.Enter them correctly and your root command line login should be good to go. The command line will prompt you to enter your password, and then the new root user password twice.To enable the root user login on the command line run the following command: ![]() There are two levels at which you can enable root access – the command line and in the Gnome desktop.Note: this could pose a security risk and is not recommended for beginners. Next, step is to edit the /etc/gdm3/nf GDM (Gnome Display Manager) configuration file to allow root login. ![]() In such cases you can enable the root user account which has been disabled by Ubuntu by default. If you have used other flavors of Linux and performed any administrative tasks on them you will quite likely feel a bit constrained by sudo, even though you can do just about anything you can as root with sudo. Ubuntu Linux ships with the tool sudo all setup for you to use to perform any administrative tasks instead of giving you root user privileges. ![]() This guide will show you how to enable the “root” user in Ubuntu, and how to allow the root user to use Gnome.
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