Feature changed by: belal mandurah (belal_mandurah) Feature #308491, revision 4 Title: Open as root openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: belal mandurah (belal_mandurah) 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. +   -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308491

Feature changed by: belal mandurah (belal_mandurah) Feature #308491, revision 7 Title: Open as root openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: belal mandurah (belal_mandurah) 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. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308491

Feature changed by: Martin Seidler (pistazienfresser) Feature #308491, revision 9 Title: Open as root openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: belal mandurah (belal_mandurah) 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 + <allow_active>auth_admin_keep</allow_active> or + <allow_active>auth_self</allow_active> (the CPU FCM ↑) + but at least for some more. + If not - I see the danger that to many "clever" users will give normal + users  the rights to execute more system near programs (like in a "How- + to" a user wrote for the CPU Frequency Scaling Monitor in the forums). -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308491

Feature changed by: Karl Cheng (qantas94heavy) Feature #308491, revision 12 Title: Open as root openSUSE-11.3: Rejected by Vincent Untz (vuntz) reject reason: Didn't happen for 11.3. Priority Requester: Desirable - openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed + openSUSE Distribution: Rejected by Karl Cheng (qantas94heavy) + reject reason: Unclear what applications are being run as root and why + they need to be run as root. 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 <allow_active>auth_admin_keep</allow_active> or <allow_active>auth_self</allow_active> (the CPU FCM ↑) but at least for some more. If not - I see the danger that to many "clever" users will give normal users  the rights to execute more system near programs (like in a "How- to" a user wrote for the CPU Frequency Scaling Monitor in the forums). -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308491