File Manager super User gone???

[Alex Makhlin]

Claude Jones wrote:
> On Sun October 12 2008 9:06:13 pm Rene Cusson wrote:
>   
>> Just installed Fedora 9 KDE desktop. Everything was fine
>> untill i updated all the packages. Now there is no access to
>> file manager super user in the menu area. Is it hiding
>> somewhere that i dont know about? How do you become the super
>> user when using dolphin? I googled this and others are having
>> the same problem, but can't seem to find the answer. 
>> Not looking for the su in the terminal. Want to be able to
>> create folders in root. The create menu is disabled because i
>> am not SU.
>>     
>
> 1) Open your menu and right-click on 'konqbrowser'
> 2) Select 'Add to desktop' or 'Add to panel'
> 3) Right-click on your new icon that appears on the desktop or 
> panel
> 4) Select 'Icon settings'
> 5) Switch to the 'Application' tab
> 6) In the 'Command' field, change the word 'webbrowser' to 
> 'filemanagement'
> 7) Click on the 'Advanced options' button (just above the 
> 'Cancel' button at bottom right)
> 8) Tick the 'Run as different user' checkbox
> 9) Enter 'root' in the user field
>
> Done
> You can use a similar technique to create an icon for in your 
> menus by right-clicking on the menu button and selecting the 
> menu-editor function
>
> Warning - if you haven't fully updated your system, this icon 
> would fail to intiate after a single use in any given session, I 
> believe, because some lock file wasn't being deleted on shutdown. 
> The cure is to make sure you're updated to the most current 
> version of KDE that's in updates-testing or kde-redhat 
> repositories. 
>
>
>   
I personally like Krusader much better for a file manager.