HOWTO: Easily open any file as root via drag & drop

[lkjoel]

I'm not going to pretend to be a programmer, but would the following work for kde?

#!/bin/sh
### openas-root:
###   konqueror script for opening the selected files as superuser (uid=0),
###   utilizing the appropriate applications.

for uri in $KONQUEROR_SCRIPT_SELECTED_URIS; do
    kde-sudo "kde-open $uri" &
done

### end of file.

Thanks in advance

Segrewb

#!/bin/bash
### openas-root:
###   konqueror script for opening the selected files as superuser (uid=0),
###   utilizing the appropriate applications.

for uri in $KONQUEROR_SCRIPT_SELECTED_URIS; do
    kdesudo "kde-open $uri" &
# instead of kde-sudo
done

### end of file.

[Ricalsin]

As and you shall receive. Put the following into ~/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts/Open\ as\ root

#!/bin/sh
gksudo "gnome-open  $NAUTILUS_SCRIPT_SELECTED_URIS"

Then make it executable with

chmod +x ~/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts/Open\ as\ root

Noob to Linux - several years late.

"~/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts" is an empty directory.
What/where are you wanting with the "/Open\ as\ root" ??

The chmod I get. The gksudo line I get.

I'm not seeing how to connect the dots.

Thanks

[david.rahrer]

Noob to Linux - several years late.

"~/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts" is an empty directory.
What/where are you wanting with the "/Open\ as\ root" ??

The chmod I get. The gksudo line I get.

I'm not seeing how to connect the dots.

Thanks

The "/Open\ as\ root" part is just the name of the script file you are supposed to create in that folder. The "\" are to deal with the spaces in "Open as root" I believe. You could also navigate to "~/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts" in Nautilus and Right-Click > Create Document > Empty File and name it "Open as root". Then open in gedit (left click) and past in the following (most recent version):

#!/bin/sh
### openas-root:
###   nautilus script for opening the selected files as superuser (uid=0),
###   utilizing the appropriate applications.

if [ -n "$1" ]; then
for uri in $NAUTILUS_SCRIPT_SELECTED_URIS; do
        gksu "gnome-open $uri" &
done
else
gksu "nautilus --no-desktop $NAUTILUS_SCRIPT_CURRENT_URI"
fi

Make it executable, either by chmod or Right Click > Properties > Permissions and you should be set. When you right click on a file or empty space in a folder, you can select Scripts > Open as root and it should ask for your password and then open the file or the folder respectively.

[vikonen]

As and you shall receive. Put the following into ~/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts/Open\ as\ root

#!/bin/sh
gksudo "gnome-open  $NAUTILUS_SCRIPT_SELECTED_URIS"

Then make it executable with

chmod +x ~/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts/Open\ as\ root

As I was trying to create a send-to menu item to send files to gedit, I found your code very useful.

Here's how I modified it:

#!/bin/sh
gnome-text-editor $NAUTILUS_SCRIPT_SELECTED_URIS

saved it in ~/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts, as executable.

After this, I get a nifty right-click menu titled "Scripts" in Nautilus where I can activate the script after right clicking a file in nautilus. This is very handy when trying to open files that don't open with a text editor by default.

[Jones235]

Create a launcher with the following command:

gksudo "gnome-open %u"

When you drag and drop any file on this launcher (it's useful to put it on the desktop or on a panel), it will be opened as root with its own associated application. This is helpful especially when you're editing config files owned by root, since they will be opened as read only by default with gedit, etc.

I could really use this utility to open and edit my xorg file but it does not work for me...

If I run the terminal command in the first post I get multiple error messages:
"(gksudo:5330): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap",
Nothing happens after that...

I'm too much of a newbie on ubuntu 11.1 to know wht this means and how to fix it. Perhaps someone could help?

[mc4man]

I could really use this utility to open and edit my xorg file but it does not work for me...

If I run the terminal command in the first post I get multiple error messages:
"(gksudo:5330): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap",
Nothing happens after that...

I'm too much of a newbie on ubuntu 11.1 to know wht this means and how to fix it. Perhaps someone could help?

This thread is old & somewhat not maintained

For 11.10/12.04 if you want the same deal for a Desktop DnD launcher you could try this
In terminal

gedit ~/Desktop/openit.desktop

Paste this in, save, close gedit

#!/usr/bin/env xdg-open

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Terminal=false
Exec=gksudo "xdg-open %u"
Name=Open as Root
Icon=gnome-panel-launcher

finish with

chmod u+x ~/Desktop/openit.desktop

Icon= can be generally be whatever you wish, usually best to full path if not a standard
Name= can be as desired

For a unity launcher DnD then you'd need to add an appropiate MimeType= line to the .desktop

[klompa]

This thread is old & somewhat not maintained

For 11.10/12.04 if you want the same deal for a Desktop DnD launcher you could try this
In terminal

gedit ~/Desktop/openit.desktop

Paste this in, save, close gedit

#!/usr/bin/env xdg-open

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Terminal=false
Exec=gksudo "xdg-open %u"
Name=Open as Root
Icon=gnome-panel-launcher

finish with

chmod u+x ~/Desktop/openit.desktop

Icon= can be generally be whatever you wish, usually best to full path if not a standard
Name= can be as desired

For a unity launcher DnD then you'd need to add an appropiate MimeType= line to the .desktop

thanks mate sorted me out to

[Jonathan Precise]

Create a launcher with the following command:

gksudo "gnome-open %u"

When you drag and drop any file on this launcher (it's useful to put it on the desktop or on a panel), it will be opened as root with its own associated application. This is helpful especially when you're editing config files owned by root, since they will be opened as read only by default with gedit, etc.

I have a variation that works with newer version of ubuntu (12.04+), xubuntu, and lubuntu.

For the command put in:

gksu "xdg-open %u"

for KDE/Kubuntu:

kdesudo "xdg-open %u"

--Hope it helps!