Feature changed by: Vincent Untz (vuntz)
Feature #308491, revision 11
Title: Open as root
- openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed
+ openSUSE-11.3: Rejected by Vincent Untz (vuntz)
+ reject reason: Didn't happen for 11.3.
Priority
Requester: Desirable
+ openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed
+ Priority
+ Requester: Desirable
Requested by: belal mandurah (belal_mandurah)
Partner organization: openSUSE.org
Description:
Right click on a file --> open file as root.
user then enter root pasword.
I really like to open files as roots without going to the terminal and
typing command lines.
Can you please make this happen. I saw this feature in linux mint and
it is really helpfull.
Discussion:
#1: Stephan Binner (beineri) (2009-12-27 18:13:24)
For what desktop is this entry?
#2: belal mandurah (belal_mandurah) (2009-12-28 14:50:28) (reply to
#1)
Well, I saw this feture in linux mint and they were using Gnome.
#3: Todd R (theblackcat) (2010-01-05 18:29:04)
This is available for KDE in the form of two different service menus:
An advanced one: http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php/Root+Actions+Servicemenu?content=48...
And a simple one: http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php/Simple+Root+Actions+Menu?content=72...
#4: belal mandurah (belal_mandurah) (2010-05-24 02:04:39)
Ok we got the KDE, now we need the Gnomes' and it can be found in Mint,
which it uses it.
So let this entry for Gnome. and I hope we will see this feature in the
next relase.
#5: Sławomir Lach (lachu) (2010-06-30 12:54:18)
One question:
which programs should been runned?
Root can use KOffice to open ODT and user can use OpenOffice for the
same task.
#6: Martin Seidler (pistazienfresser) (2010-06-30 20:12:36) (reply to
#5)
For me is more the question - why should the programms run/be run "as
root"?
What is the purpose and what is the risk?
In GNOME I have added to the Panel a Custom Application Lancher
that runs "gnomesu nautilus" = natilus (file browser) as root. So if I
want, I can open in this natilus window (I have made red) any .odt as
root (if I would see any sence in that).
The solution may not be
to run a program litually as root
but to use PolicyKit to give rights only for special tasks.
So as example: In GNOME a user cannot open the "CPU Frequency Scaling
Monitor" and so cannot change the frequency or the profile to something
like Powersave ("Frequency and Governor Selector"). So my laptop runs
nearly have so long under openSUSE 11.2 and GNOME than under Ubuntu
10.4 LTS 'lucid'.
I do not know if PolicyKit should be for all programs on