How to login as root in mountain lion?

i've already enabled the root function in directory utility.
i CANT find how to login as root user. in login window there's just the one for my admin account.
please help, i want to change the name of my home folder..
[p/s: i've done this previously in snow leopard]

Well, i have the same problem, and the solution you suggest kinda works...
If i log out and try to login again then it works as expected.
Meaning that if the setting is set at "Name and password" you get 2 empty fields
and if it's set to "List of users" (with root user enabled) i get 2 circles (one with my user name and a second one marked as other, so i can log in as root).
But this only happens when i log out and try to log in again.
If i restart the Mac or shut it down and open it again, then this setting is ignored and all i am getting is one circle with my main account to log on!!!
Could this be a ML bug?
I even upgraded to 10.8.1 today, but that didn't fix things!
Any ideas?
Thanks.

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