Right Click - Edit as root

[Wade Smart]

On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 11:36 AM, Tony Arnold
<tony.arnold at manchester.ac.uk> wrote:
> Wade,
>
> Wade Smart wrote:
>> I finally took the plunge and moved from 7.04 to 8.04
>> Two things I already miss are the numlockx and Right Click edit as root script.
>>
>> I need to copy over from my backup hd some files for dovecot and
>> postfix but they are in root. Since apparently the right click script
>> will no longer work how can I work as root on nautilus?
>
> Alt-F2 and enter 'gksudo nautilus'. It will ask for your password and
> then start up nautilus as root.
>
> Regards,
> Tony.
>
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Alt+F2 ... nothing happens. I have nautilus already open so I shut it
but still, no area asking for a password.

Wade