Bug 343609 – Allow change to root from Nautilus window

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Bug 343609 - Allow change to root from Nautilus window


Summary:	Allow change to root from Nautilus window


Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 65058

Product:	nautilus
Classification:	Core
Component:	File and Folder Operations
Version:	2.14.x
Hardware:	Other All

Importance:	Normal enhancement
Target Milestone:	---
Assigned To:	Nautilus Maintainers
QA Contact:	Nautilus Maintainers

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Reported:	2006-06-01 16:21 UTC by robert.h.fletcher
Modified:	2006-06-01 16:30 UTC

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GNOME target:	---
GNOME version:	Unversioned Enhancement

Description robert.h.fletcher 2006-06-01 16:21:58 UTC

I am very new to *nix and realize there is much I do not understand.
One of the most annoying is that when I open, say, File Browser, from my home directory, I do not see any convenient mechanism to change status to su -.
(This capability may be there, but I can't find it.) For example, I may want to change some /etc/xxx.conf file, but when I open it with gedit, it is read-only.
Something similar to the method used by yumex which asks for the root password would be handy. Sorry if this already exists or if it is just plain stupid for some reason.
Bob

Comment 1 Sergej Kotliar 2006-06-01 16:30:25 UTC

Thanks for the bug report. This particular bug has already been reported into our bug tracking system, but please feel free to report any further bugs you find.


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 65058 ***