How to disable gnome warning message that appears on every login to the server as root.

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Issue

  • How to disable gnome warning message that appears on every login to the server as root.
  • There is a check box select for not showing it on next time. However, on next boot the same message appears again.
  • Following is the warning message.
You are currently trying to run as the root super user. The super user is a specialized account that is not designed to run a normal user session. Various programs will not function properly, and actions performed under this account can cause unrecoverable damage to the operating system.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Gnome

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