Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:06:24 +0800 From: Erich Dollansky <oceanare@pacific.net.sg> To: remko@elvandar.org Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org, piotrekk@excite.com Subject: Re: howto use Konqueror as root while another user ? Message-ID: <47B3E870.6040008@pacific.net.sg> In-Reply-To: <46051.194.74.82.3.1202972349.squirrel@galain.elvandar.org> References: <20080214015155.D2F23373DF@xprdmailfe14.nwk.excite.com> <47B3D5E0.5040701@pacific.net.sg> <46051.194.74.82.3.1202972349.squirrel@galain.elvandar.org>
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Hi, I think he wants to use konqueror locally just to see his files and he cannot get access to his root files. Erich Remko Lodder wrote: > On Thu, February 14, 2008 6:47 am, Erich Dollansky wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Piotr wrote: >>> hi >>> >>> howto use Konqueror as root while another user from the wheel group ? >>> I've tried kdesu konqueror, but it doesn't work and I get a lot of >>> errors. >>> I'm using freeBSD 6.3 with KDE 3.5 >> open a terminal window, switch to root and start konqueror. >> >> It works on my 6.3 machine. >> >> When you start konqueror from the menu, you are using your own account >> but not root. >> >> Erich > > **************** INSERT BIG HORRIBLE WARNING ******************* > DONT use browsers and mailreaders and the like as root. If something is > fishy on the other end (mostly you dont control the other side!) you'll be > screwed. Your data will get compromised, and your machine might be joining > a ghost network, hitting on others. I strongly STRONGLY (did I say > STRONGLY!) dis-advise that you will be using this. > > //remko > Hat: <someone who works with security on a daily basis, and needs to > handle ghosts machines that try to hit my networks, everyday>. >
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