Is logging in to the GUI as the root user supported in Red Hat Enterprise Linux?

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Summary

Logging in to the GUI as the root user (superuser) may cause unpredictable interactions with GUI sessions of normal users, as well as the rest of the system; as such, it is neither recommended nor supported by Red Hat.

Rationale

Unlike earlier GUI systems, modern GUIs like KDE and GNOME are designed to be run as unprivileged users exclusively, and not the root ...

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