Re: very sad.... No more....

[Helmut Steinwender <shrink101@home.com>]

How about then, go into X 'manually', i.e. boot to console, startx etc. then CTL-ALT-F2 or so to new console, log in as root, 'startx -- :1' gets you a new Xserver as root, do what you want there, switch between desktops CTL-ALT-F7 CTL-ALT-F8 and you should be set.
On 03 Jun 2001 11:27:40 -0600, Cyberclops wrote:

 My only concern is that I like to

> manage my system from a GUI interface.  Actually Linux does

> allow that, but only completely in "root" mode.  I simply would

> like a feature built into the system where "authorized" users

> could toggle into root without having to actually leave their

> "user" desktop, enter the "root" desktop, make the changes, log

> out of root, back into user, to then check to see if the change

> actually worked.  There are a few things about Linux that are

> very cumbersome in a GUI.  I agree that the problem is

> eliminated in "Xterm."  I just don't  choose to engage in that

> form or computing in any major fashion.