Start a Program Manually with Root Privileges on Kubuntu


	Start a Program Manually with Root Privileges on Kubuntu

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4-27-2007 6:29 AM

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                    Sometimes it is necessary to run a program with root
                    privileges. This is easy to do with the <B>Run
                        Command</B> dialog.
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                        Please be careful while running applications with root
                        privileges as you may damage your system. See <A href="http://linux.about.com/od/kubuntu_doc/a/kubudg12t01.htm">the section called "Root And Sudo"</A> for more details. 
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            <li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">
              <P>Open the <B>Run Command</B> dialog by typing:
                            <B>Alt</B>-<B>F2</B>
                        </p> </LI>
            <li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">
              <P>
                            Enter the name of the program you wish to run,
                            <I>prefixed</I> with
                            <B>kdesu</B> and press
                            <B>Enter</B>.  For example, to launch the
                            file manager <B>Konqueror</B>
                            with root privileges, type </p> <BLOCKQUOTE class="no">kdesu konqueror</BLOCKQUOTE>
              <P> 
                        </p> </LI>
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