i have installed kde-4.1.2 in a gentoo box from gentoo portage tar balls.
root and user login work ok in twm and from console.
even after editing kdmrc file to AllowRootlogin=true root login comes back to login screen without any message.
user login works fine.
as user does not have X browse/edit of system files root login is required.
this install does not have any other desktop.
this is third installation of kde-4.1.2 in gentoo including one in laptop.
the other 2 installas have kde-3.5.10 also installed.where root login works just fine.

what kde file i should look in to find what holds the root login from invoking kde desktop?

any help is highly appreaciated.otherwise kde-4.1.2 work fine.
my current kernel is 2.6.24-gentoo-r8
p4 2,5Ghz 512 mb 845 mother board.
i willbe happy to post any more info necessary.

I believe that you cannot currently run KDE 4 applications from a root console ( even one with the DISPLAY variable set correctly ) which I am suspecting is causing the problem.

Also, is there /root/.kde/ or /root/.kde4/ folders?

bcooksley wrote:I believe that you cannot currently run KDE 4 applications from a root console ( even one with the DISPLAY variable set correctly ) which I am suspecting is causing the problem.

Also, is there /root/.kde/ or /root/.kde4/ folders?

i have 3 kde-4.1.2 installations including this.
the other two have kde-3.5.10 basiacally and kde4 additionally.
there i am able to login root and all applications work just fine.

only in this kde4 alone install it behaves this way..
to exclude the reason you have said i am now installing kde-3.5.10 also in this system to see if that will open up the root login.
after kdm can login to root i can always uninstall kde-3.5.

i will get back with result.

thanks for replying.

i run gentoo in all three kde4 installs
and one ubuntu-8.04 i have installed kde-4.1.2 with kde-3.5
all have root login enabled.

You should consider making a user capable of running X and use that. if you have root rights you can create & modify users.

i have root rights only in console login.
as user i can see the files in filebrowser but cannot edit.
user is already there me:)
my data partitions i mount with fstab but i cannot write in them.
root X privilage is necessary.

Me confused, how you mean root only on console login? its set to autologin & you don't know the pass or?
Please elaborate

Maki
i am running gentoo.
never install auto login kde. you will be in trouble if not now.

root login now possible with kdm-3.5.10 installed.
for which i had to install half kde-3.5 installs.

anyway now i can root login in kde4.1.2 ,kde-3.5.10 and xfce4.2

the other 2 desktops are for trying to enable root login.
i can either install full versions or uninstall them.

http://omploader.org/vdm9v/root%20console.png

i have given a screen shot of desktop. have a look

will try that later on. now the current problem is solved.
thanks for all replies.