[Xastir] Loading Maps on Xubuntu - Xastir-Hardy_090307

[Peter Mallett]

Nick wrote:
> I am attempting to install the maps for Washington and Oregon in 
> Xubuntu and I can't copy them into the map folder because the 
> permissions are not correct to allow read/write access.
>
> The owner is root
>
> Anyone know the password? Yea I tried root
>
> Thanks,
>
> Nick
>
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Hi Nick,

             I think Ubuntu and Xubuntu are probally the same so try 
this, go to System > Administration and choose Login Window, you will be 
asked for your user password, then when the login preferences box 
appears, go to the Security tab.

About half way down you will see a box, Allow local system administrator 
login, tick that box and then close the preferences box.

Then go to System > Administration and choose, Users and Groups, click 
on root and go to properties, half way down the box you will see, set 
password by hand, enter a root password and click ok after you have 
entered the password twice, then close.

You should now be able to log out as User and then login as root giving 
your password you have just set.

Hopefully if Xubuntu and Ubuntu are the same in this area, you should 
now have root access with the GUI.

Regards ..... Peter