Run app as root in X
Les Mikesell
lesmikesell at gmail.com
Sat Feb 16 17:26:39 UTC 2008
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).
>>
>> --
> 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
lesmikesell at gmail.com
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