cannot operate as root in the console

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alanlarsen-dk

Hi, I've just installed FreeBSD 7.0 on my laptop with KDE 3.5 as Gui.

I have the problem that I cannot log in as root in the console. I have tried the commands 'login root', 'login su', but it won't accept my password. (This problem also occur when I'm using XFCE4 as GUI).

When I'm not working through a GUI I have no problem switching between user and root, which have led me to think that I have made the right upstart configurations.

Can anyone help me?

Thanks!
 
alanlarsen-dk said:
I have the problem that I cannot log in as root in the console. I have tried the commands 'login root', 'login su', but it won't accept my password. (This problem also occur when I'm using XFCE4 as GUI).
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This console is virtual terminal like kconsole?

alanlarsen-dk said:
When I'm not working through a GUI I have no problem switching between user and root, which have led me to think that I have made the right upstart configurations.
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This is mean command line?

Maybe the system default setting forbid root login the gui(I never login gui as root directly, so I don't sure about it).
 
normally, the GUI restrict root to log on, just allow normal user, you can use "sudo su -" to switch to root under GUI user, or change the configuration of GUI.

BTW, "su -" just allow user who in wheel group which same as root.
 
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