Enable Root Login in Fedora 12 (Redhat) for GUI

Edit

gedit /etc/pam.d/gdm

]# vi gedit /etc/pam.d/gdm

comment the line

auth required pam_succeed_if.so user != root quiet

(add # at the beginning)

now goto

gedit /etc/pam.d/gdm-password

edit

]# vi gedit /etc/pam.d/gdm-password

Comment this line

#auth        required      pam_succeed_if.so user != root quiet

auth        required      pam_succeed_if.so user != root quiet

( add a # on beginning)

save and Exit

Now you will be able to login to GNOME/KDE

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