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September 12th, 2003, 11:40 PM

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x gnome su

two questions:
1) I just intalled and used freebsd for the first time in my life. At the shell, when i start the x server it defaults to twm. I want to startx with gnome instead? BTW, it is intalled. what option do I pass to startx and/or what file do I edit.

2) when I type su to become root I get:
su: sorry!
How do I become root without having to re-loging

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September 13th, 2003, 07:53 AM

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>what option do I pass to startx and/or what file do I edit.
startx is a script that does sanity checks and then runs a file called .xinitrc. Now, you can create an .xinitrc file in your home directory for startx to read, they look something like this:

Code:

#!/bin/sh
xclock -bg grey20 -fg gold -hd aliceblue -hl orange -geometry \
=200x200-0+0 -update 1 &
xeyes +shape -g =+1240+0 &
xpenguins -b &
xscreensaver &
twm &
xsetroot -solid black
xterm -ls -fn 10x20 -bg navy -fg gold -title "Editor" -g =80x52+416-39 &
xterm -ls -fn 10x20 -bg brown -fg ivory -title "Shell" -g =80x24+0+52 &
xterm -ls -fn 10x20 -bg brown -fg yellow -ms green -cr black -bd red \
-C -n console -title "`/bin/hostname` Console" -g =80x4+0+0 -iconic

Or you could do it the easy way. As root, load up sysinstall and configure the desktop however you like that way. Just starting out, I recommend doing it the easy way even if I'm not a fan of fancy desktops like KDE or GNOME.

>How do I become root without having to re-loging
Make sure your account is a member of the user group 'wheel', this allows you to become a superuser with the su command. As root, open /etc/passwd in your favorite editor. You'll see a bunch of entries that look like this:

Code:

user:*:1001:0:User &:/home/user:/bin/csh

The fields are separated by colons and are as follows:

Login name:Password:User ID:Group ID:Name:Home Directory:Default Shell

Change the Group ID to 0 if it isn't already, then you should be able to use the su command to gain root access.

September 13th, 2003, 05:49 PM