Default User <hunguponcont...@gmail.com> writes: > Hi, all. > > As an experiment, I just installed Debian 10.4 Stable on a spare drive, and > installed kde on it. > > I have not tried kde in many years, so am not really familiar with it. > Perhaps I am overlooking something obvious, but I can not seem to run > Dolphin or Konqueror as root. > > Searching online, I was astounded to see many references to this problem, > saying that this is not a bug, but a feature - that kde developers are > deliberately working to prevent users from using some programs, including > Dolphin as root, as a "security measure". > > So, can the current version of Dolphin in Debian Stable be run as root > (without re-compiling, etc)? >
Dolphin is just checking the SUDO_USER environment variable. Just unset the variable before starting dolphin. Ref: https://codesearch.debian.net/search?q=Executing+Dolphin+with+sudo+is+not+possible+due+to+unfixable+security+vulnerabilities&literal=1 I have no idea what the unfixable security vulnerabilities are. > And, if not, how (and why) would anyone use kde at all? You might be overestimating the number of people who need to do file management as root with a graphical tool. I, for one, use plasma as my primary desktop environment, but almost all file management activity is through emacs (with tramp for root stuff), or just a shell. Until I saw your post, I had no idea dolphin would refuse to run as root. -- regards, kushal
