On Mon, 29 Dec 2014 19:25:15 +0100 Florian Hubold <doktor5...@arcor.de> wrote:
> Well, if you don't have the root password (or sudo configured for > your user) that usually means you're not allowed to work with root > permissions. Sounds more like a chicken-egg problem. > With all due respect, these responses seem to all be gibberish. Perhaps the responders aren't understanding the OP's situation completely? The OP is apparently normally running as a regular user, but sometimes needs to do something in the filesystem that requires root rights. He does have the root password, obviously. The "open as root" menu option simply was a VERY useful shortcut to what otherwise now requires first opening the LXDE-Control-Center and then clicking on the run-filemanager-as-root icon. Both methods require the root password to actually run pcmanfm as root, but the difference is that the menu option took just one click to get to that point while the LXDE-Control-Center method requires working through multiple menus, plus 3 mouse clicks, and now you still need to navigate to the desired folder, and all this leaves the LXDE-Control-Center window open that now needs to be manually closed. Yes, you can also just do it all with the CLI but if you prefer working with gui, like I do and the OP obviously does, then the loss of the "open as root" menu option just made life more difficult, unnecessarily. Ralph (openSUSE 13.2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dive into the World of Parallel Programming! The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net _______________________________________________ Lxde-list mailing list Lxde-list@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lxde-list
