File Browser with ROOT permissions
James Takac
p3nndrag0n at gmail.com
Sat Jun 2 13:43:07 UTC 2007
On Saturday 02 June 2007 22:34:41 Jan Sneep wrote:
> How do you open up a file browser with root permissions?
>
> I'm trying to delete a file in a folder and it won't let me as I don't have
> permission.
>
> I've tried "erase" and "delete" and "del" in a terminal window and none of
> those are valid commands. :O(
>
> I type Help at the command prompt and while it shows a number of commands,
> it doesn't show "cp" for copy or anything that looks like a delete command.
> Is there some listing of available commands some place? Like copy, move,
> delete, mkdir, cd, etc.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jan
Hi Jan
Assuming u have nautilus scripts enabled just rightclick in a folder or on
your desktop, choose scripts the root-nautilus-here.
Otherwise use ALT F2 to open the run dialog and type gksudo nautilus
James
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