lucky13
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Posted: July 23 2007,19:42 |
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mikshaw:| Quote | | I haven't even seen the newest changes yet, since I had only just downloaded 3.4 when the 4.0 alpha was released, so I have no idea how the file manager works. |
It's set up so dfm manages the whole desktop. I just checked and I can open a filer window for dfm as su, but by default it opens to /home/dsl without anything signifying it's as su. There are no visual clues between instances so careless dragging and dropping between the su instance and any other (dsl on the desktop) instance can result in permission issues.
Those menu items I suggested will only kill and restart dfm, not any other file manager. I think that's the easiest solution since dfm controls the desktop and there's nothing to distinguish between root filer windows and user filer windows.
Since you haven't seen it yet, here's a basic screenshot (with my aesthetic tweaks):
http://lucky13linux.wordpress.com/dsl-related-pages/dsl-40-screenshot/
And here's my crappy video of the desktop in action (I was way too conservative with my recording settings):
http://lucky13linux.wordpress.com/2007....nd-drop
JUANITO:
Another solution for you is to set up a script to open a filer window as root, such as
| Code Sample | #!/bin/sh
exec sudo dfm |
Give it a distinctive name like sudodfm so you'll know you're launching it as root. Then chmod it +x and set it wherever it's convenient for you. There won't be any signs that it's root, though, such as there was with emelfm (root@host in bottom left corner) so you'll have to remember which one is root and which of your others, if any, isn't. That's why I still prefer setting a killall in the menu or in a script and then running it all as one user or root.
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