for everyone whose sick of sudo read this

[Ed Fletcher]

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Chanchao wrote:
~ > I actually never understood this problem because in the Application
| menu, under 'System Tools' there is "Root Terminal" is there not?  So I
| don't understand everyone who says that root is disabled?  (Or perhaps I
| enabled it early on without thinking and now I can't remember anymore..?)

I've got this in my menu also so it must be there by default.

| Also 'su' just works for me..  The only problem really is with the
| regular windows where you move and copy files.  Because the whole
| environemtn doesn't run as root this whole file management business is a
| bit of a toy / joke really.

Not sure if I understand you here.

"sudo su" will give you root in a terminal without setting the root
environment variables.  You will see that you are still in whatever
directory you were in before.

"sudo su -" will also give you root in a terminal but the environment
variables are set and you will see that you are also placed in the /root
directory, which is your home directory when root.

"sudo nautilus" will give you a graphical file utility with root
capabilities.  (Be very careful with this one.)

Ed
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What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless,
whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism
or the holy name of liberty or democracy?  -  Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)

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