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How to operate as root in GUI?
Following the standard recommendation I use my Linux system with a normal account and switch to root only in special cases.
When browsing the file system using GUI sometimes an error pops up - You do ...
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How to invoke root privileges from a password prompt of “Software Update” window?
When I try to install software updates using the "Software Update" GUI, I am asked for the root password. Although, I can 'su' in a terminal, the password is not recognized as correct in the GUI ...
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How to invoke root privileges from my custom app?
In a GUI-environment, I want to be able to ask the user for the root/sudo password and then execute an app that requires root privileges from within my app.
As an example, say I want to run an editor ...
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How to run a GUI program as a different user (Debian)?
Using a terminal, I can change the running user with su and sudo — but how can I do that by clicking on an icon/shortcut on the desktop/start menu?
If I have to be root to execute I will be asked ...
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How does the power button shut the computer down without root permission?
When I try to shutdown the computer from a command line or terminal I must have root privileges:
amy@amy:~$ shutdown now
shutdown: Need to be root
and
amy@amy:~$ halt
halt: Need to be root
but ...
