<div class="gmail_quote">On 29 October 2012 13:46, UH <<a href="mailto:uhtlmk@googlemail.com" target="_blank">uhtlmk@googlemail.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> Not for me. I like the possibility to find a file, e.g. modules, and then, opening the folder as root i can edit it using leafpad (sure ypu always can di 'sudo nano . . . ' , but it's easier the way it is. And even as a simple user several times you need to edit a file which only can be accessed by root access. I vote for keeping that option. 2012/10/29 Phill Whiteside <<a href="mailto:PhillW@ubuntu.com">PhillW@ubuntu.com</a>>: <div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">> Hi Steve, > > +1 from me. > > Regards, > > Phill. > > On 29 October 2012 12:24, Yorvyk <<a href="mailto:yorvik.ubunto@googlemail.com">yorvik.ubunto@googlemail.com</a>> wrote: >> >> Over on the LXDE list Andriy has opened a discussion on the removal of the >> 'Open as Root' option. >> >>> Hello! >>> >>> I would like to duscuss a function in subject. Starting a lot of GUI >>> applications (including MS Windows .exe files, browsers, etc.) under root >>> makes linux vulnerable to troyans, backdoors, not mention the cost of a >>> failure of the buggy GUI application when it operates with unlimited >>> privileges is very high. And 'Open folder as a root' starts all of this. >>> Since such kind of escalated privileges (which is much worse than some >>> 'sudo -s' which is unwelcomed and often denied by administrator) is such >>> dangerous no other file managers have such functionality available for a >>> regular user. And no regular user would ever need such functionality but >>> only administrator of multi-user system probably. If regular user wants >>> open folder as root it usually means something was done badly before (for >>> example, missing a group for user) and that should be fixed at that place >>> instead of opening as root. So I think this should be available only in >>> 'advanced' mode, the same way as SUID and SGID changes are available only >>> in 'advanced' mode currently. What do you think? >>> >>> With best regards. >>> Andriy. >> >> >> If anybody has any thoughts on this and isn't a member of that list they >> can answer this thread and I will pass them on. >> For me, it can go, as it has with a lot of other file browsers. If you >> wish to browse as root then PCmanFM can be opened with 'gksu'. It will make >> it that little bit harder for casual users to fiddle where they shouldn’t. >> >> -- >> Steve >> >> >> -- >> Lubuntu-users mailing list >> <a href="mailto:Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> >> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users</a> >> >> -- >> <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw" target="_blank">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw</a> >> > > -- > Lubuntu-users mailing list > <a href="mailto:Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users</a> > -- Lubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users</a> </div></div></blockquote></div> I would like this option to remain in pcman. Linux users should know what they're doing so there is no need to remove it.