Typing sudo su seems to make me root in a terminal but how would I get root access in Konqueror? Seems whenever I try to either open or create a file in one of the directories I get nowhere because I don't have permission. Or, is there a way to just boot up as the root user. Would make learning this OS a lot easier. Thanks.
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Re: How do I become root in Konqueror
Start konqueror (or any other GUI software you wish to run 'as root') with kdesu:
Be careful when running programs as root. If you change things, make sure you know what you're doing (or know how to recover).Code:kdesu konqueror
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Re: How do I become root in Konqueror
I tried this and I just get a "Permission denied".Comment
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Re: How do I become root in Konqueror
run konsole
sudo konqueror
now give it your password (your standard user, probably made during the install)
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Re: How do I become root in Konqueror
Konqueror opens as a web browser. How do I make it a file manager? Thanks.Comment
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Re: How do I become root in Konqueror
Once more, I'll speak heresy ....
There's a really boring, old-fashioned looking, double-pane file manager called Krusader in the standard repos. If you install it with Adept, it will provide you a Root (Red) Krusader in your System menu, and a Blue (Powerless User) Krusader in your Utilities menu. It has all the "MKDIR" and "MOUNT" and other commands built in, as well as a nice double-window to do your file copying and deleting and other file-trashing work with. I set the Blue one to "show on desktop", so it's there whenever I need to move stuff around, and then the Red one is reserved for the truly dangerous tasks.
Konquerer lovers -- you're OK, please don't hurt me .....
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Re: How do I become root in Konqueror
Alt+F2 -> type kdesu: konqueror, give your password at promt, off you go
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Re: How do I become root in Konqueror
This gives you the "file manager" in it's own window.
kfmclient openProfile filemanagement
There's not much use running it as root but if you want to prefix it with a 'kdesu'.
When you right click in your user konqueror you have an "Edit as root' option in the action menu too.
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Re: How do I become root in Konqueror
Just enter enter / or /home or any local directory in the address line.Konqueror opens as a web browserComment
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