SuSE 9.3 won't allow "root" login

[mduane]

Just installed SuSE 9.3 pro. Tried to log in as root, with correct password, and received the following:
"Root logins are not allowed." That was a big shock and surprise!!!

I need to add a couple items in xorg-cofig(for GeForce 6600 graphics) as SuSE suggested during the installation. I would like to open /etc/x11/xorg-conf in a text editor to make the additions. But, I don't know how to obtain root permissions that will let me do this. I can enter YaST modules as root and I can su to root in a terminal. But, I don't know how to su to root in a terminal and retain root permissions into the editor to make changes.

In my forum search for similar problems, I only found situations where the user was ONLY able to login as ROOT!

TIA
duane

[soulestream]

su to root

then start texteditor program from root terminal

ie in gnome

su
gedit xorg.conf


logging in as root is a feature that is probably disabled(and it should be)

soule

[mduane]

Thanks, soule. The screen, after booting, had become generally unusable. I was able to login at a command-line prompt. When opening xorg.conf I didn't see what I expected so didn't proceed. I reinstalled SuSE instead. I discovered that, in the first installation, I had overlooked a note at one of the stages. Following its recommendation made a significant difference...a seemingly good installation.

SuSE mentioned in the release notes that "another option" for the GeForce 6600 graphics difficulties is to download the binary-only driver from nVidia. I did and it made improvement well beyond my expectations.

Thanks again for your reply.

duane