On Wednesday 25 September 2002 22:51, Koen Niehof wrote: > Hi all, > > How do I get to the screen where I can login as root? Now I get the > graphical login screen and I can't login as root. When I try to setup my > ADSL connection to the internet the pppoeconf program tells me I have to > become root first. When I open a window and type the command su root then > I'm root, but still this pppoeconf tells me I have to become root. I want > to login as root so I can setup my ADSL connection. Or is there an other > way to do this? > > Thank you very much > > Koen Niehof
control+alt+F2 should get you to a login prompt. When you use su do it as 'su - root' and you will actually be root. 'su root' just gives you some of root's privileges. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
