running programs as root in KDE

[Aaron Konstam]

On Tue, 2011-09-13 at 07:16 +0100, n2xssvv.g02gfr12930 wrote:
> On 13/09/11 01:25, Gerhard Magnus wrote:
> > As a longtime gnome user, I've been disappointed in finding my hardware
> > simply can't handle gnome3 of FC15 and have switched to KDE. I've
> > connected to the Internet and now want to enter the names of IP
> > addresses of my other boxes in /etc/hosts. Something that used to be
> > simple -- i.e. open Konsole, then as superuser, kwrite /etc/hosts & --
> > doesn't work and instead delivers error messages that make no sense to
> > me, let alone give me anything to work with.
> > 
> > Clearly there must be an easier way to do this but, so far at least,
> > Google has not been my friend. One "howto" suggested using the "Run
> > command..." from the K menu and then completing the "run as different
> > user" section of the "Options" menu, but the "Options" menu doesn't
> > exist in this version of KDE.
> > 
> > Any suggestions would be most appreciated so I can continue with this
> > upgrade. I don't mind using Linux being an ongoing adventure, but this
> > is a bit much.
> > 
> > Jerry
> > 
> 
> Jerry,
> 
>   To run a GUI application as the root user with KDE you need to enter
> "kdesu kwrite", either from a konsole or krunner. You will then be
> required to enter the root password before kwrite will start as a root
> application.
>   Alt-F2 should bring up krunner for you. It can also provide you with
> system activity for you, and from there send signals to running processes.
>   As with most things, it's easy when you know the tricks. I hope these
> teething troubles don't discourage you.
> 
> HTH
> 
> cpp4ever

Ok, I'll bite. What is kdesu and why does it have to run in this
context? Sounds screwy to me.
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