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Xmanager crashes after 'startkde'

Xmanager crashes after 'startkde'

Owned by Support
Jan 14, 2019

PROBLEM DESCRIPTION

When attempting login as root in Solaris CDE, the following message appears and fails to login.
"Not a system console. Cannot login as root."



REASON

By default, Solaris CDE comes with a system security feature that blocks root access.



RESOLUTION

Edit /etc/default/login file so that remote root login is allowed.
The following portion needs editing:
CONSOLE=/dev/console

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