Logging in as root

[Peter Garrett]

On Mon, 26 Jun 2006 13:24:43 -0400
Dan Monjar <dan at daijin.dissimulo.com> wrote:

> Peter Garrett wrote:
> > On Wed, 21 Jun 2006 22:40:35 -0700
> > Matthew Kuiken <matt.kuiken at verizon.net> wrote:
> > 
> > [snip]
> > 
> >> gksudo is also useful if you are backgrounding the task using &.
> >>
> >> 'sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf &' would result in sudo asking for a 
> >> password in the background, but no way for you to enter said password, 
> >> as you have already been given a new command prompt.  I believe that 
> >> this is the situation gksudo is made for, as 'gksudo gedit 
> >> /etc/X11/xorg.conf &' would pop up the gui password prompt at the same 
> >> time as giving you your new command prompt
> > 
> >  $ sudo gedit foo
> > Password:
> > (now hit "ctrl+z")
> > [1]+  Stopped                 sudo gedit foo
> > $ bg
> > [1]+ sudo gedit foo &
> > $ 
> > 
> > 
> > the process is now in the background and you have your prompt back :)
> > 
> > Peter
> > 
> > 
> 
> nice Peter.... of course, I would just do
> 
> $ sudo -b gedit foo
> 
> ;)

Hey, that's too easy!
Thanks - didn't know about sudo -b

:)

Peter