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09-11-2002, 04:33 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Sep 2002
Posts: 3
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Operating as su in KDE.
Hi,
Is there a way to change and operate the gui as su?
I would like to have the ability to copy and install ALL files from within the window manager and NOT have to resort to shell.
I'm using Mandy 8.2 and KDE.
Thanks,
roveoV
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09-11-2002, 06:04 AM
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Registered: May 2002
Location: Australia, Sydney, St.Clair
Distribution: Rh 7.3
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nope, not that i know of, you just log out of your current session and log on as root and vice versa....
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09-11-2002, 06:43 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Sep 2002
Posts: 3
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I got a solution from another board
LinuxNewbie
from console type in> su -l root
then launch > konqueror
It works.
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09-11-2002, 06:55 AM
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Registered: Mar 2002
Location: dev/null
Distribution: redhat, mandrake
Posts: 218
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or: su -c konqueror
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