Ubuntu ‘Open as Root’ Script
by Soddengecko @ 2:07
Open a terminal window and enter:
gedit ~/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts/openas-root
Now add this code to the file
#!/bin/sh
### openas-root:
### written by alexp
### nautilus script for opening the selected files as superuser (uid=0),
### utilizing the appropriate applications.for uri in $NAUTILUS_SCRIPT_SELECTED_URIS; do
gksudo “gnome-open $uri” &
done### end of file.
Save and close this file.
Now enter this command into the terminal window:
chmod +x ~/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts/openas-root
Your all done. Right click any file or folder and under scripts you will find - openas-root
Enjoy.
Comment posted by:
IAmEntity
Posted on:
27-05-2008 @ 03:27:11
Unfortunately, this didn’t work for me. I am using a hackaround via consolehelper to gain admin (I use Fedora 9, and don’t have such commands as gksu, gnomesu, etc)
Nautilus exclaims “No protocol specified!”
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