[How To] Enable Root Login on Fedora

This how to shows how to enable root log in on fedora GUI Desktop.

• Open Terminal from Applications -> System Tools
• Type

  su -

  and then insert root pasword

• Edit /etc/pam.d/gdm configuration file (first create backup of config file). Type

  gedit /etc/pam.d/gdm

  or

  vi /etc/pam.d/gdm

• Put # before

  auth required pam_succeed_if.so user != root quiet

  line, after that file shuold look like

  # auth required pam_succeed_if.so user != root quiet

• Save and exit the editor.
• Do the same with files in /etc/pam.d/ starting with “pam_” configuration file
• Save and close all files, reboot your Fedora system and login with root