asked 2016-06-27 12:36:04 +0200
Is it possible to run apps with sudo rights / admin rights?
Starting programs with sudo doesn't appear to work, as the commands to run apps, e.g.
xdg-open /usr/share/applications/harbour-file-browser.desktop
will fail to run if sudoed. (and yes I have sudo installed.)
What I'd like to do is run GUI text editors or file managers with more permissions, so that I can actually DO something.
answered 2016-06-27 13:08:42 +0200
From CLI you can invoke them with devel-su -p $app that runs then with privileged rights. For in general starting things from eg .desktop-files the application needs to have the bit set in the rpm .spec file. That is not allowed in harbour. If you just need a filebrowser, for cargodock is an elevated starting rpm available on openrepos.
In general I'd advice against having GUI filebrowsers and editors just set up as app-icons on the launcher and always start them from shell. But then, I do not use GUI editors at all.
Asked: 2016-06-27 12:36:04 +0200
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Last updated: Jun 27 '16