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In mandrake 10 how do I log in as the admin, during the installation i'm sure I said I must have all rights and I am the only user I specified but it still won't let me see stuff like the root directory.
And this sucks cause some programs u have to be the 'superuser' to configure it.
Do I have to login using text mode?

Oh figured it out
User name: root
Password: ****************

Word of advise: learn early on not to run as root user. Run as normal user and use the su command to get root access or simply type in the root password for GUI based programs when prompted for it. (same apply for win nt kernal OSs: don't run as admin if you don't have to!)

I disagree, as long as your not in a situation where important stuff could be lost or damaged you might as well go in as root, it's the best way to learn. You learn a lot more from the occasional screw up than from following the rules.

Well I needed root access to configure a program so it couldn't be done through text-mode so I had too.

Through the terminal type: And now you know how: do it this way and you'll learn alot more and thank me one day.

Yes I know how to do that but what I'm sayin is its not possible to confugure that without the GUI and I have to be loged-in as root

The above commands will bring up the GUI as well. All settings I can think of that cannot be configured this way (or at least not that simple) is root's desktop and screensaver settings. But I'm glad you figured the login thing out.

I think your doing it the right way.
When you login, always login as your username and when you need to configure something, go into su mode.
So long as you don't login as root from boot or do basic tasks that don't need root access, you'll be fine.