If you need to login as root into gnome add (or change) 'AllowRoot=true' in gdm.conf
But the suggested way is to do a xhost + and then do a su and start your tool. -Ramesh -----Original Message----- From: stan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2002 2:12 PM To: Debian User List Subject: Truly stupid menu seting ON the default woody install, one of the Gnome menu picks is :IDE setup tool". Trying to run this as a suer results in the message that you need to be root to run it. Cool. Trying to login as root using gdm is not allowed. Can anyone explain what the **k somebody was thinking when tehy set this up! -- "They that would give up essential liberty for temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
