On Mon, 2008-08-11 at 11:04 -0700, Kirk Wallace wrote:
> I agree. Does anyone have a shortcut for using gedit on root files? I
> end up using a terminal window "sudo su -, gedit". It would be nice to
> open gedit normally and then invoke root privileges.

You can create a launcher for it.  Right click on the desktop, select
"Create Launcher"  Then for the command put in "gksu gedit"

This will prompt you for your password just like synaptic and other
programs do and will give you root privileges.

Moses


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