Is it possible to configure certain settings to allow me to login as root user into the GUI on a Fedora 17 with an LXDE desktop?I know I can do it using KDE, but KDE is not an option for this particular machine.I do understand the risk of logging in as root user.
Is it possible to login as root user in LXDE desktop environment?
fedora;lxde
Though this is a bad idea yes it is possible. The fastest method would be to do a Ctl+Alt+F1 and login as root. If there is no root password then login as a regular user and do the sudo su. After that you can use top to find and kill the xserver. Lastly run startx which should put you at a graphical desktop.This is a very bad idea. If you need to run graphical applications to run as root and you do not want to mess with the gnome utility to do so then simply sudo su into a root shell from your terminal then run it from there. for example /~> nautilus this is how I manage files that need root permission and it works well.