AFP root login

By default, in Panther as well as in Jaguar, AppleFileServer prevents the root user to login. This means that typing root (and the root password) returns an unknown user error.
If I change the relevant key in applefileserver.plist “allowrootlogin” to TRUE, then I get the following behaviour:
1. Logging in from OS 9 is OK. Shared volumes and points appear and work fine.
2. Logging in from OS X accepts root and the root password but no share point or shared volumes appear in the selection dialog. It is empty. So, root login works but it is practically useless in this manner.

OK, it seems that Apple pose a security constraint on AFP when logging from Mac OS X. The question is this. Is there a way to overcome this constraint? 10.1 allowed root login and made things very simple for administration on a local subnet. But with Panther, the only way to get root access is by using ssh which of course lacks the comfort of the user interface.
So, can I do something to make the shared points or volumes appear when I log in as root on an Apple File Server?

Thanks in advance for any reply.