On 04/27/2018 07:26 AM, D&R wrote: > On Fri, 27 Apr 2018 08:22:12 -0400 > Tom H <tomh0665@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> On Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 5:03 AM, Bob Marcan <bob.marcan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> On Thu, 26 Apr 2018 13:09:43 -0700 Samuel Sieb <samuel@xxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> On 04/26/2018 01:03 PM, Joe Zeff wrote: >>>>> On 04/26/2018 12:54 PM, Samuel Sieb wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm curious what you find you need to use a root login for. >>>>> >>>>> If I need to do more than one or two things as root, it's easier to >>>>> become root rather than type sudo over and over. >>>> >>>> That's what "sudo -i" is for. >>> >>> Or "sudo bash" >> >> Sure, or >> >> sudo -s >> sudo su >> sudo su -l >> sudo sh >> sudo sh -l >> sudo bash -l >> ... > > None of the sudo commands listed allow you to run a graphical program ie. > meld. Is there some way to do that? Not really since you're simply running a shell as another user. The user you're sudoing to would need to have an active desktop session running (where the "$DISPLAY" environment variable is set) or start a desktop session to use graphic programs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Systems Engineer, AllDigital ricks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx - - AIM/Skype: therps2 ICQ: 22643734 Yahoo: origrps2 - - - - Never eat anything larger than your head - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
