switching to root from desktop

[Michael Scottaline]

On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 11:00:32 +0100
soraberri <421246 at posta.unizar.es> insightfully noted:

S>Hi all
S>
S>maybe there is a simple to way to solve this nuisance but I didn't find 
S>it, maybe you could suggest me one:
S>
S>when I'm for example browsing through the filesystem as a non-root user 
S>and I open a text file wich I want to edit, change and save, how can I 
S>"su" to root in order to do it in the same graphical desktop enviroment?
S>I mean: what is the equivalent to the su command for the desktop?
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Once you find the file you want to edit, launch a terminal, su to root and
then issue the command to open the editor of your choice.  Once the editor
is open (remember root is now running that editor) you can browse to and
edit the file.  As with most things Linux, there are a number of other
ways to accomplish this (such as running the file manager as root,
briefly).
HTH,
Mike

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