Re: vnc, gdm & root access

[Ritesh Khadgaray <khadgaray gmail com>]

On Sat, 2006-09-16 at 21:01 +0200, Arik Raffael Funke wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am using Fedora Core 5 with vnc and gdm to gain root access to gnome. 
> This works fine _except_ that some functions seem to be disabled. (I.e. 
> Menu->System->Administration->Network or Security Level and Firewall, or 
>   the Packet Installer)
> 
> If I login locally and enable instead the Remote Desktop function for 
> the user root and connect then via vnc, I have full control.
> 
> I suppose that somehow gdm disables some functions for users logged in 
> remotely, despite me having explicitly allowed remote administrator 
> logins. (i.e. it does not show the button to shut down the system 
> either...) Same goes if I login remotely as non-root user and 
> authenticate myself then via Menu->System->Administration->Root 
> Password. I am asked for the password and it shows the authenticated 
> icon in the menu on the right, but the functions are still disabled.
> 
> How to I allow full remote administrator access to a machine? Any hints 
> would be appreciated.

Don't know if this will work, right click on menu and select menu-
editor .

Enabled any disabled launchers in admin menu list.

> 
> Best regards,
> Arik
> 
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