Quote Originally Posted by JaVelin >X
Ok ignore my last post

I think I have it all working but now I need to edit some files .. how do I get KDE to log me in as root ?
to login as root in KDE, just start up in console mode

do a (boot parameter "2") , and then run "startx" (don't init 5) that should log you in as root.

(you could also do a "sudo init 2" and then type "startx" to login as root if you only need this once)