On Thu, 27 Jul 2006 12:38:14 -0400 Mark Grieveson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello. I recently switched from Sarge to Etch. I used to use the > command "gksuexec" to run things as a different user (run as root). > In particular, I used it to open "nautilus --no-desktop --browser". > I've tried the command "gksu nautilus --no-desktop --browser" in the > run application (alt-F2) box, but this doesn't work. What happens? Do you see anything at all? Is there any output in ~/.xsession-errors? > Granted, I can > open the browser nautilus from a root terminal, but it's an extra > step, and leaves the ugly terminal on the desktop spewing messages to > me while running nautilus. You could do 'nautilus --no-desktop --browser >/dev/null 2>&1'. Then use ctrl-r to fetch the command again when needed. > > In short, I'm hoping to be able to get gksuexec back on my system. > To further clarify what I'm talking about, view the icon for the > command at http://dsslive.org/mediawiki/images/Icon-Gksuexec.png > The result of 'apt-file search gksuexec' is simply: gksu: usr/share/pixmaps/gksuexec-debian.xpm Looks like the executable is gone. -- Liam -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
