Luckybackup? (solved)

[Jim Byrnes]

Emil Payne wrote:
>
>
> Jim Byrnes wrote:
>> Jim Byrnes wrote:
>>> I need a backup solution so I installed Luckybackup. The first thing I
>>> noticed is I have two different ways to launch it.  (1)
>>> Applications->Accessories->Luckybackup and (2) Applications->System
>>> Tools->Luckybackup (super user).
>>>
>>> I tried (1) but looking through the logfile I see many references to
>>> "permission denied".
>>>
>>> I then tried (2) but get this error: "Could not launch luckybackup
>>> (super user) Failed to execute child process 'su-to-root' (no such file
>>> or directory)"
>>>
>>> Is there a way to fix this?
>>>
>>> Or if I did sudo luckybackup would it give me the functionality of (2)?
>>>
>>> Thanks,  Jim
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I finally got my Google search right and found a post from the author
>> telling how to change the desktop configuration file and now it launches.
>>
>> Regards,  Jim
>>
>
> Mind either telling us how to do it, or giving us the link?
>
> EHSP

Sorry.

Get write permission on the file /menu/luckybackup-gnome-su.desktop

Change the line that reads: Exec=su-to-root -X -c /usr/bin/luckybackup

So it becomes: Exec=gksu /usr/bin/luckybackup

Regards,  Jim