Hello, caja also can be run as root, as well as pcmanfm (also shipped in Slint).
But doing this is a very bad idea as it makes to easy to delete important parts of the system inadvertently. Cheers, Didier Le 08/06/2020 à 09:09, D.J.J. Ring, Jr. a écrit : > I did a bit more looking around, there is one file manager that will run as > root user (administer account.) it's pcmanfm-qt install that program, it > has an option to open the folder as root, you can delete any file with > root. > > You can also use it in graphical mode to chown a file or to chmod a file > when the regular user doesn't own the file. > > Regards, > > David > > On Sat, Jun 6, 2020, 16:24 Didier Spaier <did...@slint.fr> wrote: > >> Maybe off topic, but a good reading: >> https://wpollock.com/AUnix1/FilePermissions.htm >> >> Le 06/06/2020 à 22:10, Didier Spaier a écrit : >>> PS: the file should be owned by the user who tries to delete it >>> if the directory where it is stored has the sticky bit set. This >>> is generally the case for the /tmp directory. >>> >>> Didier >>> >>> Le 06/06/2020 à 21:49, Didier Spaier a écrit : >>>> Hello John. >>>> >>>> To delete a file in Caja if it has the focus, indeed use the del key. >>>> >>>> But this can fail in two cases: >>>> 1. This file can't be deleted as it has the "i" (meaning immutable) >>>> attribute, as indicated in "man chattr" >>>> 2. The user running caja does not have the "write" privilege for the >>>> directory where the file is located. However, that the file itself be >>>> or not owned by the user who tries to delete it doesn't matter. >>>> >>>> 1. Is unlikely, but 2 is likely in your case. >>>> >>>> Yes Mate does have the equivalent of the recycle bin. Its usage can be >>>> set in the Edit > Preferences menu of Caja. Also, you can display a Help >>>> window for Caja when it has the focus just pressing F1, if your >>>> distribution ships mate-help. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Didier >> >> >
