On Sat, 2008-02-16 at 11:26 -0600, Les Mikesell wrote: > Henning Larsen wrote: > > want to as a regular user be able to edit config files. The safest > > would be to get prompted for password, but it is not a must. > > > Open a terminal window and type: > su - > then enter the root password. You can also set thing up so you can: > sudo su - > either without a password or with your own password instead of root's. > The trailing - means to pick up the login environment so you'll have the > right PATH, etc. > > You can then use all command line tools as root in this window or start > X programs by typing their names. Keep in mind that you aren't limited > to just editing config files in this mode. You can do anything with > root permissions. > OK, I know all this, and it is the way I do things today. What I want is a folder on my desktop with links to several config files for easier configuration. The solution I have so far is to create a launcher on the gnome desktop, for the command: kdesu gedit /path/to/file/name It works ok, but I wish I did not have to install lots of kde to make it work. I can use a bash script file with: su -c 'gedit /path/to/file/name' which is better. I have a dream :) Is it possible to make a folder as root, make links to all the config files, and open that folder using a su command (as regular user) and be able to edit the files that way? I must try that one. Henning Larsen
