D12795: Re-allow running Dolphin as the root user (but still not using sudo)

[Nathaniel Graham]

ngraham added inline comments.

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> graesslin wrote in main.cpp:47
> what about:
> su root
> DISPLAY=:0 dolphin
> 
> why should that be allowed given that it has the same risk?

Determined people will always get around security measures that annoy them. How would you suggest that we re-enable running Dolphin as the actual root user so that we can un-break people for whom this is important or necessary>

REPOSITORY
  R318 Dolphin

REVISION DETAIL
  https://phabricator.kde.org/D12795

To: ngraham, markg, elvisangelaccio, #dolphin
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