https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=470222
Bug ID: 470222
Summary: kate is unable to view/open files owned by root nor
does it prompt for password when trying to save a root
owned file
Classification: Applications
Product: kate
Version: 23.04.1
Platform: openSUSE
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: kwrite-bugs-n...@kde.org
Reporter: imthenacho...@gmail.com
Target Milestone: ---
SUMMARY
>From what I have read, there are two ways to have `kate` open/edit root files
but neither of them work.
1. `SUDO_EDITOR=kate sudoedit <file>` => Will open a blank file, that does not
have the contents of `<file>`. In fact, terminal spits out the message `<file>
unchanged` even before I exit kate.
2. `kate <file>` > save > enter password => Does not prompt for the password.
If I try to `kate <file>` from a root terminal session, it spits out this
message:
> THIS IS POTENTIALLY INSECURE!
> To edit files as root please use:
> SUDO_EDITOR=kwrite sudoedit <file>
According to
https://www.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/bagrhp/how_to_save_file_as_root_with_kate_with_password/
this was disabled a few years ago but bugs/features for this were closed so I
assume it should work. But it still doesn't.
>From what I can gather, this is some sort of bug. I just don't know where. I
can't tell if this is an issue with KDE or with openSUSE.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
covered above
OBSERVED RESULT
covered above
EXPECTED RESULT
covered above
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
OS: Linux openSUSE Tumbleweed 20230522
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.106.0
Qt Verson: 5.15.9
Kernel Version: 6.3.2-1-default (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
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