Digital Paint Discussion Board
Paintball 2: The Game => Help and Support => Topic started by: steevegl on February 01, 2008, 04:00:14 PM
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small question, where is the option for run paintball with root:
root@awaw:~/tmp/paintball2# ./paintball2
Error: Paintball 2 does not run as root for security reasons.
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Why would you need to? Create another account and play paintball on that. Root is used for installing applications and using configuration editors, not for playing games.
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Agreed.
NEVER run paintball as root.
NEVER log in as root - always sudo when you need root privileges.
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NEVER log in as root - always sudo when you need root privileges.
On most of the linux distribustions these days you cant login as root.
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On most of the linux distribustions these days you cant login as root.
Interesting, not in my experience.
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You have ubuntu y00tz?
If you do try logging is as root.
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On some distributions you can still log in locally as root, but no telnet or ssh.
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Its an option that off by default.
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You can login as root on any distribution, it's just a matter of how much effort they put into stopping you from logging on as root.
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You can login as root on any distribution, it's just a matter of how much effort they put into stopping you from logging on as root.
Teach me. I would love 2 know.
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You can login to root easily on Ubuntu.
sudo passwd rootAnd set a password for the root account.
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umm...... Thats kinda easy 2 do.
I'm talking about logging in from the login screen. Lemme get my virtual machine up and i'll post an image.
EDIT: Crap. Because I had a power outage the other night the external drive its on is kinda screwed. Might take some time.
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You cannot login from the login screen until you do that command regardless. Ubuntu locks the root account by default.
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You cannot login from the login screen until you do that command regardless. Ubuntu locks the root account by default.
Actaully, I believe you can get into the desktop with root privileges and without a password. Boot up into the recovery console and type "startx".
I remember I was able to login that way, and I don't think I ever entered a password for that.
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lol, startx.
do that in ubuntu and it becomes grey and crap, doesnt look nice. darn VMWare screwed itself with the images as well, need 2 reinstall and OMG it takes ages.
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Ok, this is what i get when i try login as root
(http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii24/camachino/root.jpg)
Kinda annoys me but i get over it. I'll try get an image of the startx thing.
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Ok, this is what i get when i try login as root
Kinda annoys me but i get over it. I'll try get an image of the startx thing.
At your GRUB screeen select the "Recovery Console"
This is an example of a GRUB menu:
(http://www.idevelopment.info/data/Oracle/DBA_tips/VMware_Workstation_60/images/create_vm_solaris_10_x86_ISOLARIS10X86_1.gif)
Naturally yours will say "Ubuntu" instead of "Soalaris", etc.
Note: You may have to press "Esc" during boot in order to get to it.
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I know that. I need to configure the cfg or whatever it is file to actually show the list, not just show it for like 0.0000001 of a second. Then i'll get a screen of what it looks like with startx.
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Why do you even want to log in as root?
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Because i do :)
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It's a pretty terrible idea. >_>
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Yea, its not the brightest thing to do. You can easily screw over your computer (like with "rm -r /" instead of "rm -r ./").
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rm -rf /bin/laden
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bin laden?
jitspoe=terrorist? ;D
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rm -rf /*
Heh, I just made infinite jokes.
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I caught 'rm -rf /y00tz/isnt/funny'. That one was my favorite. ;)
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I caught 'rm -rf /y00tz/isnt/funny'. That one was my favorite. ;)
> /bad/joke/bin
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Hehe. Look what I started. ^_^
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> /bad/joke/bin
I'd prefer > /dev/null
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Often in Linux distros root is denied X access (for security reasons) by default.
I believe it is in ubuntu (you have sudo..) I can access X games in opensuse / mandriva as root though.
I it really never a good idea............
To login as root in Ubuntu:-
- login as normal user
- create root password with
sudo passwd root
(type your password - then your new root one..)
Now you can su -
(so although you enter KDE (or if your sick gnome..) as normal user you will have full root access in a console)
- Please note that by default Ubuntu wan't allow root to access X apps, you can always use sudo as normal user though.
However as mentioned loads of times - - it is not a good idea to run games in Linux as root!!