Why can't we log into GUI as root any more?

[Arch Willingham]

Yep...I did not enter a user in the initial setup. When I first re-booted, it let me log in as root. I did the first YUM update, it updated forty gazillion packages, I rebooted and could no longer log in. I just logged in from a windows (I know...bad word) machine via putty and made a user and all is well.

No biggie...I was just curious.

Arch

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[mailto:fedora-test-list-bounces at redhat.com]On Behalf Of Leszek Matok
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 1:51 PM
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Subject: Re: Why can't we log into GUI as root any more?


Dnia 2007-09-11, o godz. 12:27:31 "Arch Willingham" <arch at tuparks.com>
napisał(a):

> I realize its not good to do on a live system, but why can't we log into the
> GUI of FC8 as root anymore?
Is it that way even if you don't add any user in firstboot (my Rawhide is
upgraded without reinstall since F7t2 or so)? I don't log in as root myself,
but I see how easy it is to be left with root being the only user in the
system, especially for a newbie.

Lam