Re: Opening Files With Root Privilege?.....
On 07/12/2019 03:47 PM, Eddie G. O'Connor Jr. wrote:
Hello all,
There was a time when you could go to the terminal and type in "sudo
nautilus" and you'd get the file system to open with root powers so that
you could do things and manipulate files. This seems to have been
removed / stopped / taken away? So how do I gain the ability to work on
files / folders or directories now? Can anyone point me in the right
direction here?
Thanks!
EGO II
If you do not already have a password--I don't know how your system
works--then in the terminal type passwd (return) and it should ask for
one. Enter the password of your choice--the system would like one with
six characters, but may accept one with five.
Then, when you need to access something as root, open the terminal and
type su (return) and then your password. If you already have a root
password, then just type su. Forget sudo. The root system will remain
open until you close it.
--doug