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Bug 628729 - unique theme for root/admin user
unique theme for root/admin user
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Product: nautilus
Classification: Core
Component: [obsolete] Backgrounds Emblems and Themes
unspecified
Other Linux
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: Nautilus Maintainers
Nautilus Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2010-09-03 19:13 UTC by bruce baum
Modified: 2010-10-13 14:21 UTC
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Description bruce baum 2010-09-03 19:13:28 UTC 
BACKGROUND: Gnome allows one to open, from within a user account, a nautilus window with root or admin privileges. Currently there is very little visual cue as to the elevated privilege nature of such a window.

HISTORY: In a command line environment, I would put an alias in my bashrc or alias file changing su to sudo gnome-terminal or gksu gnome-terminal. Then, I would change the profile prefernces of that instance to have a deep orange background. Thus, much more than just a # prompt, a clear visual cue of what that window was all about.

MY ATTEMPTED WORKAROUND FAILED: I tried logging into a root session, changing the root session's theme to make nautilus look obvously different. Then from a user account, I tried gksu nautilus, and it still showed the window with the user's theme - no visual cue.
Comment 1 Cosimo Cecchi 2010-10-13 14:21:49 UTC 
(In reply to comment #0)
> BACKGROUND: Gnome allows one to open, from within a user account, a nautilus
> window with root or admin privileges.

You should actually never run nautilus as root, and that's not something we want to support.
See bug 490200 for possible progress on having functions of the file manager with elevated privileges.