[27345] in Athena Bugs
Re: Debathena Beta: login screen
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Evan Broder)
Mon Jul 27 22:41:36 2009
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From: Evan Broder <broder@mit.edu>
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Hi -
By default, root logins from the graphical greeted are disabled on
Ubuntu. This is intended as a security mechanism. If you need to become
root, we recommend using either `su` or `sudo`.
For more information, see the Ubuntu documentation on becoming root:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo
- Evan
SIPB Debathena
grosas@MIT.EDU wrote:
> System name: grosas-laptop
> Type: i686
> Display type: ATI Technologies Inc RS780M/RS780MN [Radeon HD 3200 Graphics]
>
> Shell: /bin/athena/bash (?)
> Window manager: unknown
>
> What were you trying to do?
> login using root
>
> What's wrong:
> there's a dialog that says that the system administrator is not allowed to log in using that login window.
>
> What should have happened:
> I should have been able to access my PC using root
>
> Please describe any relevant documentation references:
> no idea.lolololol.
>
