sudo graphically?

IceNineJon · 07-05-2002, 06:32 PM

Is there a way to sudo a command in Konqueror? For example, let's say I try to drag some files from my home directory to a directory that can only been written to by the root...normally I just get permission denied. But...if I was to type "sudo cp _____" then I could do it. Is there a way to do a similar thing without using the console but graphically instead?

If your answer is "why don't you just do it in the console?" then my answer is "because I'm curious if I can use Konqueror to do it

Thanks for any help!

pickledbeans · 07-05-2002, 08:07 PM

Well if you eant to get a litltle bit funky you could
export the root's Konqueror to you desktop?

IceNineJon · 07-05-2002, 08:52 PM

I was hoping there was a way to not have to restart the konqueror session.

pickledbeans · 07-05-2002, 09:11 PM

Let me explain.
open Kterm or xerm or rxvt.
$ xhost +127.0.0.1
$ su -
# export DISPLAY=127.0.0.1:0.0
#Konqueror &

Now you shold have a KDE filemangler with root prev.

Yeah, I know this exactly what your looking for , but
It come in handy sometimes.

IceNineJon · 07-05-2002, 10:01 PM

Okay, thanks for that, I'll have to check it out

pickledbeans · 07-05-2002, 10:30 PM

One note: That you can export a display from any box on the network you have access to? There is a why to do it
with ssh but I don't the command in from of me?