Re: Run app as root in X

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Henning Larsen wrote:

Is there any way to do su in X?
The easiest way is to use kdesu (in kdebase).

Surely it's also pretty easy to su to root in a terminal window and
then run the required application from the root command line (or in
the case in question just create the folders/directories using the
su'ed comaand line).

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Thanks.

OK, about creating folders using the su command, can you please explain
a bit more?

I want to as a regular user be able to edit config files. The safest
would be to get prompted for password, but it is not a must.


Open a terminal window and type:
su -
then enter the root password.  You can also set thing up so you can:
sudo su -
either without a password or with your own password instead of root's.
The trailing - means to pick up the login environment so you'll have the right PATH, etc.

You can then use all command line tools as root in this window or start X programs by typing their names. Keep in mind that you aren't limited to just editing config files in this mode. You can do anything with root permissions.

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  Les Mikesell
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