Description of problem: On cauldron MGA7 dolphin in root don't work anymore. In Konsole : su - mp ****** root@xxxx # dolphin Executing Dolphin as root is not possible. --------------------------------------------- root@xxxx # kdesu dolphin QStandardPaths: XDG_RUNTIME_DIR not set, defaulting to '/tmp/runtime-root' Executing Dolphin as root is not possible. On desktop : ALT F2 kdesu dolphin don't work Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Mageia 7 noyau : 4.12.14-desktop-1.mga7 arch: 64-bit Bureau : KDE Dolphin 17.08.0 How reproducible: every time Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3.
After googleing it's seems it's not a bug ! i read that it's now forbiden to use dolphin as root! :=(
(In reply to j pierre LAJOIE from comment #1) > After googleing it's seems it's not a bug ! > i read that it's now forbiden to use dolphin as root! :=( https://dot.kde.org/2017/05/02/have-you-heard-kde-applications-1704-and-plasma-595-now-available > A significant change that affects not only Dolphin, but also Kate and KWrite, > is that launching these applications as root on Linux systems has been disabled > by default. The reason for this is that it is a safety risk to run GUI apps > with root privileges in the X Window System (X11). I think our KDE team follows upstream decisions, but I'll let them decide for themselves what to do with this report.
CC: (none) => marja11Assignee: bugsquad => kde
The beauty of opensource is someone can always do something like this: https://github.com/aigars-github/Fedora-26-dolphin-root-access
CC: (none) => JMiahMan
Security design. We tend to ship best Open Sourced softwares with best default settings. As upstream does not want Dolphin run as root user, which is a totally non-sense, we will not patch it. Mandatory informations: You can run Kate/Kwrite text editor as user and being able to save a root's file (like: /etc/default/grub) with a polkit elevation only at save time. This is OK since Mageia 8. For user non-viewable/browsable directory, use Konsole to navigate there, become root and use nano/vi/emacs. Normally, you should not modify such files. Closing.
CC: (none) => ouaurelienResolution: (none) => WONTFIXStatus: NEW => RESOLVED