Robert Storey wrote: > [...] > I know that most Debian users disdain the idea of ever logging in as > root, but there are a few times when I've found it useful (I'll > probably get flamed to a crisp for saying that). The best way I know > of to log in as root is to kill gdm and log in using text mode. You > can always start the graphics with "startx".
You don't even need to kill gdm or logout as user.
From any root-shell (even in an xterm) simply do a
'startx -- :1' and it will start another X11-Server on another virtual console. You can switch back and forth with <ctrl><alt>+<f7> and <ctrl><alt>+<f8>.
HTH,
Stefan
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