File manager question

[Linda Hanigan]

I was wondering if there is a way to use the places (file manager) as
root, since you can't logon to the desk top as root. I need to fix my
Samba settings so the files that are put in the common directory can be
accessed by everyone. In the meantime I have a lot of files that need to
have permissions changed. I can do it from the command line just thought
it would be easier if there is a way?