[xubuntu-users] Open Thunar as Root?

[Charlie Kravetz]

On Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:13:40 +0200
Tayfun Duran <tayfunduran at gmail.com> wrote:

> For the way below, User Customizable Actions (thunar-uca) plugin must
> be installed. I'm not sure, whether it is installed by default.
> Tayfun
> 
> 
> 2009/11/5 Tayfun Duran <tayfunduran at gmail.com>:
> > Hi,
> > I use the way below.
> > In the Edit menu of the Thunar, there is an User Customizable Actions
> > item. When you click, it will open a window. Press the plus button on
> > the right side. Now you can type the name like "Open by root", then a
> > description. And then command:
> > gksu thunar %d
> > Select an icon if you wish.
> > Then select the Appearance Conditions tab. Check only Directories.
> > Click OK. Click Close.
> > Now if you right click on a directory, there will an "Open by root"
> > context menu item.
> > Sorry for my english.
> >
> > If you type command like "gksu mousepad %f" for the text files, there
> > will be item to open text files with root privileges.
> >
> > Tayfun

Thank you very much for this. I forgot about adding these commands to
thunar. It does make it much easier when you customize. And, yes, at
least in Xubuntu 9.10, the plugin is installed by default.


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