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Old 05-12-2004, 05:43 PM   #1
RJDavison
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Root access to html in apache


Mandrake 10
Gnome 2.4

How do I get root access to the var/www/html file under Gnome to put my web pages in for localhost access on apache ?

I've tried changing my group to root but no success. Can this only be done through command line and not gnome ?
 
Old 05-12-2004, 06:45 PM   #2
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In kde there's a menu called "File manager - super user mode", that I use exactly for it. Try to find it in gnome.

Or, you can give to root a temporary permission to use your display and launch a root program in command line, like this:

In the console:
As normal user, do:
xhost + localhost

then, as root, do:
export DISPLAY=localhost:0.0

Then, as root, you can launch your file manager (Nautilus, isn't it?) by typing "nautilus" at the console. The window opens with root permission.

It works fine on my suse 9.0, kde 3.1.

Last edited by bruno buys; 05-12-2004 at 06:47 PM.
 
  


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