[kde-linux] Dolphin opening a text file as root with Kwrite.

[Sergei Andreev]

I'm using Root Actions Servicemenu for Dolphin and Konqueror
http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php/Root+Actions+Servicemenu?content=48411

"Root Actions servicemenu provides a convenient way to perform several
actions 'as root', from the right-click context menu in KDE
filemanagers.

It aims to be distribution agnostic, if you experience issues in your
distribution, drop me an email describing the issue.

The menu needs a properly configured kdesu/kdesudo to work (kdesudo is
preferred, for some added functionality, like remembering password for
a period of time...timeout is configurable by sudo settings)"

And Krusader in root-mode for more complex filemanagement tasks.

2010/2/18 Dale <rdalek1967 at gmail.com>:
> chrome://messenger/locale/messengercompose/composeMsgs.properties:
>> On Thursday 18 February 2010 10:30:51 Dale wrote:
>>
>>> I have Dolphin, the replacement for Konqueror, set up to run as root.
>>> When I go to the "K menu" and select Dolphin, it asks for the root
>>> password and I enter it in.  Dolphin opens fine, no problems.  The
>>> problem starts when I go somewhere that requires root privileges.  If
>>> I try to enter the /root directory, I get this error at the bottom of
>>> Dolphin:
>>>
>>> "Can not start process.  Can not talk to Klauncher.  The name
>>> org.kde.klauncher was not provided by any service files."
>>>
>> It's intended behaviour.  Apparently running a gui for text-editing has some
>> possible security issues - don't ask me for details, I don't know them - so
>> it's discouraged.  I'm sure there will be ways of side-stepping this, but
>> since I don't know whether I'd then be opening a can of worms I've accepted
>> that and come up with work-arounds.
>>
>> If I know the path of the file to edit,  I open a root konsole and type
>> 'kwrite path/to/file'.  If I don't, I start dolphin in a root konsole - which
>> doesn't bring that error message.  Either way, I accept that there could be
>> some vulnerability, so I close the session as soon as I have finished.
>>
>> Anne
>>
>
> I see that it could be a security concern but it is done locally, not
> over some remote connection or something, and I have to edit config
> files as root a lot anyway.  Basically, I'm going to have to edit them
> as root regardless of what I use to do it.  I prefer it to be something
> that can be done easily so I chose to do it the same way I always have
> done it.
>
> It sounds like KDE is getting a little to much like windoze to me.
> Maybe it is time for me to start looking for a different GUI.  After
> all, if I can't keep my system up to date, running Kwrite as root is
> going to be the least of my problems.  This just seems to add to issues
> I already have with KDE.
>
> Thanks for the info.
>
> Dale
>
> :-)  :-)
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