Root Frustrations

[bruce]

Hey Mike,

You could always/perjaps use VNC, and remotely access the vnc app over
a secure ss tunnel, or just access VNC via it's regular/assigned vnc
port.

VNC works, gives you a complete desktop to run whatever you'd run on
the normal desktop. And yeah, the downside is it's slower!

-peace

On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 4:27 AM, mike <mike at azdwiggins.com> wrote:
> Good question.  Basically a couple of specialized applications that I run
> because of work that essentially need to be invoked from a gui desktop due
> to the failings of the programs.
>
> I would guess that there might be someway to start a Gnome session from
> within a su session but, I am certainly not a high powered enough Linux user
> to know it or to correct the problems with the programs.
>
> Thus if  I can't login to a Gnome session I will have to stay with my old
> Fedora 14.
>
> Mike D.
>
> On 1/14/2014 2:09 AM, Marko Vojinovic wrote:
>>
>> On Mon, 13 Jan 2014 23:25:59 -0700
>> mike <mike at azdwiggins.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I have come to the conclusion that the powers that be have finally
>>> totally prevented root from logging into a graphic environment.
>>> Before the deluge of why root should not log in, I have some reasons
>>> that deal with the way I remote in from on the road (which is a lot).
>>
>> [snip]
>>>
>>> Any ideas?
>>
>> What would be wrong with the usual method? Meaning, log in as an
>> ordinary user, and elevate privileges using "su -" in a terminal and
>> providing root password in a GUI when asked for it?
>>
>> I also remote login to my servers all the time, but I've never ever
>> needed to do it as root. What makes it so unavoidable for you?
>>
>> HTH, :-)
>> Marko
>>
>
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