Quickly Enable Root Login in Ubuntu 12.10

Here’s a quick way to login as root in Ubuntu 12.10. This is not recommended as the root user account is disabled for a reason.

In a perfect world, no one should login with total administrator rights (root user) in Ubuntu. But since we’re not in a perfect world, this brief tutorial is going to show you how to quickly enable root login in Ubuntu 12.10

Objectives:

• Login as Root (Administrator) in Ubuntu 12.10
• Enjoy!

To get started, press Ctrl – Alt – T on your keyboard to open the terminal. When it opens, run the commands below to create a root password.

sudo passwd root

Next, run the commands below to enable root login in Ubuntu 12.10

sudo vi /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf

add the below line end of the file.

greeter-show-manual-login=true

save the file and restart the system. In the next boot you can see login label in the login screen.