How do I login as root in fedora after the fedora boots?
When signing in by specifying username : root and password : xxxxxxxx fedora says unsuccessful login attempt. This is the same password I specify when using sudo command.
I always have to login as an under privileged user on my own machine by specifying the username I created while installing fedora, or just before fedora prepares working environment for the first time.
I want to mention that both the passwords for root and non-root are same. Can this cause a problem?
I am using fedora-16 Gnome.
Best Answer
To login via the GUI screen you need to enable root login.
See: Enable root user in Gnome for Fedora 14?
Also, the password you type when using
sudois the password of your own user, not root. You can change the root password usingsudo passwd.