https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=467359
Bug ID: 467359 Summary: Request: re-enable running Dolphin as sudo Classification: Applications Product: dolphin Version: 22.12.3 Platform: Other OS: Linux Status: REPORTED Severity: normal Priority: NOR Component: general Assignee: dolphin-bugs-n...@kde.org Reporter: david.cortes.riv...@gmail.com CC: kfm-de...@kde.org Target Milestone: --- It's been many years since the functionality for running Dolphin as sudo was artifically disabled, with the expectation that "soon" Dolphin will be able to poll for sudo privileges when it needs to, so that users wouldn't need to run it as sudo. The justification when I try to run it as sudo says: "Running Dolphin with sudo can cause bugs and expose you to security vulnerabilities. Instead use Dolphin normally and you will be prompted for elevated privileges when performing file operations that require them." But this is incorrect, since the functionality for requesting privileges still hasn't been implemented after all these years. Since this anti-feature was imposed, it has not been possible anymore to, among other things: - Delve into folders for which one has no access. Practical example: try to browse virtual machines from qemu (/var/lib/libvirt). - Delete files that are not owned by the user. Practical example: create some file in a dockerized application that someone else created (they typically run as root). - Change ownership and privileges of files, folders, or change them recursively for folders in which something underneath is not user-owned. Practical example: try moving some paths under your /home path to a separate BTRFS subvolume. - Create symlinks between files and folders under paths like /etc. Practical example: try temporarily swapping a system library with another in a non-debian system (e.g. openblas with MKL). - Drag things from a user folder to a non-user folder or vice-versa. Practical example: again playing with docker containers. Now, I need to keep several file managers in my system so that I can do the kind of things that a file manager is supposed to do, which is very inconvenient. Dolphin is a file manager. It should be able to do these things. Nemo lets me do them. So does thunar. If the replacement functionality is not there, then please please wait until the fix arrives before removing the ability of Dolphin to perform its job. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching all bug changes.