alt-f2

[Jim]

Anne Wilson wrote:
> On Wednesday 25 March 2009 20:39:16 Jim wrote:
>   
>> Jim Douglas wrote:
>>     
>>> When I enter alt-f2 the options are gone and I can't run as sudo?
>>>
>>> How can I run konqueror as root?
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>> I make a Icon on my desktop 'KonquerorSU'
>>
>> Step
>> 1. right click on Desktop and 'Create New'   'link to application'
>> 2. Properties window opens up.
>> 3. In "General Tab" I give it a name of KonquerorSU, and then I click on
>> Icon on left top  and give it a Icon.
>> 4. In "Application Tab" at "Command" I put /usr/bin/konqueror . also in
>> Application Tab at bottom right I click on
>>     "Application Options" and then  ' Check'  "Run as a different user"
>> and at "Username" type in 'root' .
>> 5. Then click on OK at bottom and you have a KonquerorSU icon on Desktop.
>>
>>     
> This works in KDE3, and in KDE4 if you are working in FolderView.  It doesn't 
> work in KDE4 if you work in Desktop View.
>
>   
>> Now for the worst of it all !!
>> After you open a text file using Kwrite a few times.
>> Then shutdown KonquerorSU filemanager and have to open it again to edit
>> a new text file in Kwrite, it's going to give you a error message "Can't
>> launch Kwrite".
>> You then will have to restart KDE to get it to Edit text files in SU KDE.
>>
>> That error message, can't launch Kwite has been a problem in KonquerorSU
>> for the past KDE releases.
>> And I have been to lazy to report it to bugzilla.kde.  If anyone knows
>> how to fix it I would like to know about it.
>>     
>
> Usually, typing 'xhost+localhost' in the root konsole will get it working 
> again.  I've seen situations where the user couldn't launch kwrite, and the 
> same command in a user konsole cures it most times.
>
> Anne
>   
I have it setup in KDE4 in the Desktop Folderview .
Thanks for the 'xhost+localhost' pointer.