<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 TRANSITIONAL//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; CHARSET=UTF-8"> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="GtkHTML/4.6.0"> </HEAD> <BODY> All: I agree with Mr Wislr. I haven't been using the feature because I was unaware of its existence. I was getting around the supposed lack of such a feature by going to the directory ("/etc" for example), and editing the file I needed using "sudo vi filename". Using that feature will be much easier, and I intend to start using. That being said, I have (over the years) destroyed my share of my Linux systems because of mistakes I've made. But I've learned a lot from making those mistakes. - Aere -----Original Message----- From: Mr Wislr <<A HREF="mailto:Mr%20Wislr%20%3ccontact@unleashpc.com%3e">contact@unleashpc.com</A>> To: <A HREF="mailto:lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</A> Subject: Re: Removal of 'Open as Root' option in PCmanFM Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2012 14:51:34 -0400 <PRE> Are you kiddin? Don't get rid of that feature.. That is one of the coolest features about pcmanfm... i use it constantly.... who cares about the users that mess with stuff they shouldn't thats on them... let them screw there stuff up... then either they won't do it again or they will learn new stuff... this idea that everyone has to give stuff up "for our own good" is ridiculous... leave the option there! On Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:09:44 +0100 Kadrija Hrlovic <<A HREF="mailto:kalehrl@gmail.com">kalehrl@gmail.com</A>> wrote: > On 29 October 2012 13:46, UH <<A HREF="mailto:uhtlmk@googlemail.com">uhtlmk@googlemail.com</A>> wrote: > > > 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>>: > > > 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">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users</A> > > >> > > >> -- > > >> <A HREF="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw">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">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">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users</A> > > > > 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. </PRE> -- <PRE> Sincerely, AereSincerely, Aere Sincerely, Aere </PRE> </BODY> </HTML>