07-20-2003
Login as a normal User and open a Terminal. Use the command "su" to become root. Then you can start GDM Configurator and set the option to login as root in Gnome.
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libgnome-desktop-2
libgnome-desktop-2(3) C Library Functions libgnome-desktop-2(3)
NAME
libgnome-desktop-2 - experimental GNOME interfaces
DESCRIPTION
libgnome-desktop is a collection of volatile interfaces that are in the process of migrating to more stable GNOME libraries. Use these
interfaces at your own risk, according to the API documentation.
FILES
The following files are used by this application:
/usr/lib/libgnome-desktop-2.so
FreeDesktop vector graphics library
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/gnome-desktop
Location of developer documentation
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWgnome-panel |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface stability |Volatile |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
gnome-panel(1), libpanel-applet-2(3), libwnck-1(3), attributes(5), gnome-interfaces(5)
NOTES
Written by Brian Cameron, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2006.
SunOS 5.11 31 Aug 2004 libgnome-desktop-2(3)