Root stuff

Cyberclops Cyberclops at hawaii.rr.com
Thu Apr 19 10:27:57 PDT 2001


I found the super user Konqueror mode in SuSE 7.1, but when I tried to
open up a file with the advanced text editor it just didn't respond. 
But your suggestion is a good one, and it's an example of how Linux
clubs can help new users over their frustrations.  Obviously just
finding the Super User Mode File Manager on the existing menu is a lot
easier that learning to configure "sudo" which in itself requires the
learning if "vi" which to be honest I, as a single computer home user,
am totally not interested in doing.  Who wants to read and study up for
week or so, just to do some simple task.  It's like going to locksmith
school just to open up the trunk or your new car.  I guess my point is
this, the clubs showed look for and suggest the simple GUI suggestion
before launching into a long explanation of a more complicated CLI
solution.

Okay, your suggestion of Alt-F2 and the then "xhost +" worked.  After
typing that, I was able to launch the superuser mode of konqueror and
then use the advanced text editor too.  I presume it would let me save a
modified version of what I'm editing - which it did.

Now this is an example of where the clubs could be most helpful.  This
is clearly a tip or trick that should be listed in a club guide sheet to
more user friendly use of Linux it's already there, but not immediately
apparent to new users.  When you join the club and perhaps pay your
dues, then you should get a little pamphlet of tips and tricks to make
life with Linux easy.

Deven Phillips wrote:
> 
> George,
> 
>         You have to give the root user permission to connect to your X server
> by running "xhost +". In KDE you can just hit ALT-F2, and type the
> command. Then run konqueror as root. In Mandrake (and maybe others)
> there is an option for a SuperUser konqueror in the KDE menus as well.
> 
> Deven Phillips, CISSP
> 
> Cyberclops wrote:
> >
> > My usual luck:
> > user:~ # konqueror
> > konqueror: cannot connect to X server
> >
> > Jeff Mings wrote:
> > >
> > > For this kind of thing, I usually just start up the file manager
> > > (knoqueror for me) in superuser mode.  If you don't have a shortcut,
> > > just start up a terminal, use su -l to be come root,  and then do what
> > > you want at the command prompt, or start up your file manager - e.g.,
> > > konqueror.
> > >
> > > -Jeff
> > >
> > > Cyberclops wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > >THe thing I would like to know how to do is set my desktop temporarily
> > > >into a root mode when I want to do something.  I just tried "sudo," but
> > > >don't really know how to configure it or make it work.  It it does work,
> > > >will it change my GUI system into the same system "root" has?  Is there
> > > >any way to toggle a "user" GUI environment into a "root" GUI
> > > >environment?  That's the thing I would like to do most, and the thing
> > > >that would make Linux musch more user friendly for me.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
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