Linux file manager as root

Can I open a file manager as root without using terminal in xubuntu

I am trying to launch file manager as root in the panel I get a error when I put sudo in front of the command exo-open —launch FileManager it returns a error. However, if I put the same command in a XFCE terminal (not the emulator) I launch file manager as root and it works. I am very confused

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Please note that it can be very dangerous to run your file manager as a root user.

You can use gksu for launching GUI applications as root.

Install gksu from a terminal:

After it is installed, you can now launch it without a terminal by pressing Alt + F2 and typing in:

Thunar is the default file manager in Xubuntu.

NOTE: gksu is no longer available for Ubuntu 18.04. However, pkexec is installed by default in 18.04.

You can also use pkexec as well to launch. Same as above and change gksu to pkexec .

If you don’t want to open a terminal window, press Alt + F2 to bring up a run window and you can type in that command that way you are not leaving any terminal windows open:

Hard-to-use security won’t be used. I hope the following answer convincingly demonstrates the imprudence of Debian’s failure to replace gksu with a work-alike facility based on PolicyKit.

The following two easy steps will provide with one-click access to thunar (or any other app) with root privileges:

Create an app launcher in which the command line is:

As root, edit /etc/sudoers.d/ so that it contains:

Afterwards, whoever uses username’s X-window session will have root privileges. Since the loss of gksu, however, it’s an easy way to have one-click access to a root-privileges app from a non-root GUI.

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How do I move a file to the root directory in Ubuntu?

1. Press Alt + F2 to get a run dialogue and in that type gksu nautilus . This will open up a file browser window running as root. .
2. A much more direct method is just loading up a terminal and writing: sudo cp -R /path/to/files/you/want/copied/ /copy/to/this/path/

How do I open root file manager in Linux?

To open root folder you need admin previleges. You can open the folder by opening your file manager as administrator or from your terminal by logging as root user ( using command su) or using sudo.

How do I open file manager in Ubuntu?

Accessing the File Manager from the Files icon in the Ubuntu Dock/Activities panel. The File Manager opens in your Home folder by default. In Ubuntu you can open your required folder by double-clicking it, or by choosing one of the options from the right-click menu: Open.

How do I open a file as administrator in Ubuntu?

To open a folder in Nautilus with administrator, or root, privileges, right-click on the folder and select Open as Administrator. A new Nautilus window opens with administrator privileges and the folder you selected opens.

How do I open the root Thunar?

1. Open the File Manager (Thunar, in this case)
2. Click ‘Configure custom actions’ under ‘Edit’
3. Add a new custom action.
4. In the menu that pops up you can write exactly what you’ll see when you right-click. I wrote «Open as Root». .
5. Find a nice icon for your command.

How do I give root permission to a folder in Linux?

1. chmod +rwx filename to add permissions.
2. chmod -rwx directoryname to remove permissions.
3. chmod +x filename to allow executable permissions.
4. chmod -wx filename to take out write and executable permissions.

How do I open a root file in Terminal?

1. Open your terminal app.
2. Type the following command: sudo su.
3. Enter your password when prompted.
4. From now, the current instance will be the root terminal.

How do I move a package to the root directory?

0 , Apr 18, 2019 : Just paste it in the internal storage. That’s your root directory. Once done, install from the local upgrade option.

How do I move a file in Linux terminal?

To move files, use the mv command (man mv), which is similar to the cp command, except that with mv the file is physically moved from one place to another, instead of being duplicated, as with cp.

How do I move a file in Unix?

1. mv command syntax. $ mv [options] source dest.
2. mv command options. mv command main options: option. description. .
3. mv command examples. Move main.c def.h files to /home/usr/rapid/ directory: $ mv main.c def.h /home/usr/rapid/ .
4. See also. cd command. cp command.

Signal

POSIX Signals with C ProgrammingStandard or Regular Signals: The header file ‘signal. . SIGHUP: This signal will hang-up the processing. . SIGINT.

Hostname

Steps to change your hostname on Fedora Linux:Login to your server: ssh [email protected] a root user: sudo -s or su -Run command: hostnamectl s.

Image

Open GIMP. From the Menu, go to Edit->Keyboard Shortcuts. And that is it. Next time you use Ctrl+S, GIMP will save the file to default format and i.

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How to open Ubuntu file manager as root user

By default, the File Manager in Ubuntu or in any other Linux distro uses a non-root user. I mean a user that doesn’t have Administrative rights can access them graphically. It improves overall system security. However, if you want to run File manager as the root user or want to open & edit files and folder with administrative rights that are possible as well. However, you have to use the command terminal to enable that. The following tutorial carried out on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS focal fossa. However, the steps will be the same for earlier versions such as Ubuntu 19.10/19.04; 18.10/18.04 including Debian, Linux Mint, or any similar OS running Nautilus File manager.

Open Ubuntu Nautilus File Manager as root

1. Open command terminal either from Applications or using keyboard shortcut- Ctrl+Alt+T.

2. Run Nautilus file manager with sudo. Here is the syntax:

It will ask for your current non-root user’s password that is present in the sudo group.

Ubuntu File manager will open under administrative rights. Now you can navigate to any folder and files that can only be accessed by the root user via the graphical user interface.

Edit or Open Ubuntu Files and Folders as root Administrative

If you want to edit any file or open folder as root user directly from the Nautilus file manager’s graphical user interface. Then, we can embed an option “Edit as Administrator” or “Open as Administrator” privileges in its contextual menu.

1. Again open command terminal, if you already have not.
2. Install the Nautilus Admin package.

sudo apt install nautilus-admin

Type exit and hit the Enter key to close the Terminal window.

Now, to edit any file as the root user, open file manager, or right-click on that particular wherever it resides. And select the option “Edit as Administrator”.

To open folders as root, same just like above right click on that and select “Open as Administrator’.

Warning: Running File Manager as Admin

Although, the above tutorial is useful in case you are not a well-experienced command terminal user, however, be cautious. Make sure you wouldn’t alter or edit some core configuration files that could leave your Ubuntu unstable or un-bootable.

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Generally, you can achieve this for any command, by prefixing the command with sudo. e.g. assuming your file manager is nautilus you would open a terminal and type:

Replace ‘nautilus’ above by your favorite file manager program name.

sudo would ask you for a password unless configured otherwise, type your password (not root) and the file manager should run with superuser privileges.

You should be able to do a similar thing in the GUI by prefixing the command launch config, wherever it is, with ‘gksu’ e.g.

(If you use kde, use kdesudo instead of gksu, YMMV.)

There are some more lubuntu specific hints here:

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You should never use sudo for graphical applications; at least not in that manner.

Use gksu, gksudo or kdesudo. If none of these are available to you, and you don’t want to install them for whatever reason, then use sudo -i, followed by the command name. e.g.

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Originally Posted by WorMzy

You should never use sudo for graphical applications; at least not in that manner.

Use gksu, gksudo or kdesudo. If none of these are available to you, and you don’t want to install them for whatever reason, then use sudo -i, followed by the command name. e.g.

Why? I am curious. I have used both ‘sudo’ and ‘gksudo’ and got the same results. It works. Is there some special reason?

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As it turns out Lubuntu doesn’t come with nautilus. I’ll have to install it first to use sudo nautilus.

That means this is resolved.

P.S.
I’ll just install nautilus because the file manager, pcmanfm, gave a access denied message.
Nautilus doesn’t and works better because of it.

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I added more to the post during edit just now, so if you already read the previous post please read it again.

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Re: How do I open file manager as root? in Lubunu

Originally Posted by RedRat

Why? I am curious. I have used both ‘sudo’ and ‘gksudo’ and got the same results. It works. Is there some special reason?

Indeed. It’s all due to the way that the environment variables are handled. «sudo» doesn’t unset all your user’s environment variables, which means that your user’s config files are used. If these config files are written to during the application’s runtime, then the ownership of these files will be changed to root. In some cases this will just mean that your applications will function as normal, but any changes to their configuration won’t be saved, meaning that you’ll have to repeat the changes every time you run it. In other cases, it’ll stop your applications running at all, with enigmatic messages like «Could not update xyz. Aborting.». And in other cases, it may even prevent your user from launching the graphical environment (X11), due to inconsistencies with the .Xauthority file. That can lead to inexperienced users either giving up with Linux entirely, or else reinstalling their entire operating system needlessly.

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