On Sun, 22 Feb 2004 14:46:46 -0500 Marc Resnick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Try going into a terminal, and typing 'su', then your password. Then, > from the terminal, open whatever program you were using to move the > files(i.e. if you were using konqueror, type 'konqueror'.) This is a > root version of the program. > > Also, if you want to make the folder writeable for all users, type su > in the terminal, your password, then type 'chmod 777 /path/to/folder'. > > --Marc Just as a tip to include: the gksu package allows you to run apps as root with a little gui to type in your password like kdesu but it's not a kde app. For those who don't use KDE there is a non-kde replacement :) to install just urpmi gksu. Then you can go to "Run Command" (or like in icewm, use the command input on the taskbar) and just put gksu <programme name>. I just found it myself a few days ago. Before that I was using kdesu but it would take forever to come up. Hope that's helpful to someone! Jer.
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