Re: [SLE] Running a program as root?

From: James Knott (james.knott_at_rogers.com)
Date: 09/13/05

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    Jay Paulson wrote:
    > Hopefully this is an easy question.
    >
    > I need to run a program as root user in the KDE GUI Desktop. I'm
    > currently logged in as a local user. Is there a way to run a single
    > program as the root use when logged in as a local user? This way the
    > program will have all the permissions it needs in order to do it's job.

    There are a few ways of doing that. Some will automagically ask you for
    the root password and then run. You can also use sudoers. Another
    method is to simply su- or sux - to root and run from there. 

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