Vote for new Ubuntu Feature---Let's try it again

[thomas]

I use this method:

Create a file "Open as Administrator" with the following 3 lines.

for uri in $NAUTILUS_SCRIPT_SELECTED_URIS; do
gksudo "gnome-open $uri" &
done

Place the file in folder ~/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts

Open Naultilus and right click on a file or directory hover "Scripts" and  
select "Open as Administrator". The item will be opened as root. You can  
also place any bash script in that folder as well. I have one that opens a  
terminal with the directory set to that of the file right clicked.

//thomas



On Tue, 09 Jan 2007 09:40:00 +0100, mtyoung <tuxman at knology.net> wrote:

> I guess I wasn't very clear in the way I worded it the first time.
>
> I am the owner of this Ubuntu machine. It's a personal computer, and not  
> a
> business desktop.
>
> So, if Ubuntu wants to make me think twice before it allows me to change
> something, then let it give me a warning message and ask for my root  
> password;
> instead of making me do research, ask questions on a forum, and take a
> circuitous route in order to change what was already right in front of  
> me.
>
> Ubuntu already does this, in some places. For instance, when you use
> Applications>Add/Remove Programs, it displays the following message when  
> you try
> to apply a change.
>
> "Administrative rights are required to..." and then it allows you to  
> enter your
> root password and continue.
>
> Yet if I've opened /boot/grub/menu.lst, figured out what I want to  
> change, then
> tried to save (save as actually) the changes, it tells me this...
>
> "Could not save the file /boot/grub/menu.lst.
> You do not have the permissions necessary to save the file. Please,  
> check that
> you typed the location correctly and try again."
>
> ...when it could just as easily given me the former response.
>
> Ubuntu seems to be inconsistent in the way that it allows/forces you to
> accomplish system tasks. Hopefully, if enough of you agree, we can get  
> the
> former method extended to as many functions as possible.
>
> Thanks for your time,
>
> MTYoung
>
> PS: read the post...
> "Change Permissions on a new hard drive to allow write...Problem Solved"
> ...if you want an easy way to get around these type of problems.
>
>



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