On Thu, January 22, 2015 22:23, Always Learning wrote:>
>
> Surely Linux users change to Root to do system work, rather than
> attempt to make Root changes in the middle of doing ordinary GUI
> tasks whilst logged-in as a normal user ?
>
I logon with my normal user id and run a development desktop. Then I
open terminal sessions and su -l into root as I need to. However, if
you need to use a GUI tool with root privileges running from a
standard user desktop then you have to provide the root password.
This has been the case for as long as I can recall whether it is
package updating or running virt-manager.
However, this thread from 2009 might provide some guidance on getting
around that. I have not followed it so it might be a dead end. But,
the lead is free so 'youse pays yer monies and yer takes yer chances'.
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-desktop-list/2009-October/msg00053.html
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