Re: Can't run apps as root in KDE

[T Elcor <telcor@yahoo.com>]

--- On Fri, 7/1/11, eqisow <eqisow@gmail.com> wrote:

> > Am having problems running KDE apps as root. To
> reproduce:
> 
> > 1. Open the KDE Menu Editor
> 
> > 2. Setup a new app item (for example, copy and paste
> Konqueror to Konqueror-2)
> 
> > 3. Goto the "Advanced" tab and check the
> "Run as a different user" checkbox
> 
> > 4. Type "root" in the username box
> 
> > 5. Save changes
> 
> > 6. Run Konqueror-2 from the KDE Kickoff Application
> Laucher.
> 
> >
> 
> > Konqueror-2 shows up briefly in the applicaton panel
> at the bottom but it doesn't run.
> 
> >
> 
> > Any ideas? Thanks
> 
> >
> 
> >


> What happens if you leave the user blank? Not sure if
> that's the cause, but you shouldn't have to specify
> 'root'.

Removing "root" doesn't seem to change anything.


> Have you tried;
> alt+F2 to get krunner (I think that it is called), > then enter:
> kdesu <application-that-you-want-to-run-as-root> <enter>


When I do Alt+F2, then type "kdesu konqueror" (without quotes) and then try to press <Enter> nothing happens, pressing <Enter> doesn't seem to have any effect. Have you tried it yourself?

Thanks