loctavius@hotmail.com (Loctavius) writes:

]Hello,

]I've got a freshly installed linux box running Mandrake 9.1. Things
]seem to work nicely, I'm networked, Samba is functioning, life is
]good. However, when I start the box up, the only username available is
]the one account I set up during install. There is not a selection to

Yes, as it should be.

]log in as root. This isn't much of a problem, because I can su into
]root and get things done, but a few things, such as Netconf won't run
]unless I am actually logged in as root. Can someone tell me how to

?? If you su to root you ARE logged in as root.

]correct this? I wouldn't think I would have to actually create a root
]account, I set the root password during install and like I said, I can
]su into root or provide the root password in the various KDE apps I
]use to modify things. Thanks.