{"id":3226,"date":"2014-04-24T13:12:33","date_gmt":"2014-04-24T13:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=3226"},"modified":"2018-02-15T13:02:26","modified_gmt":"2018-02-15T13:02:26","slug":"ubuntu-14-04-add-open-as-rootadministrator-to-context-menu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2014\/04\/ubuntu-14-04-add-open-as-rootadministrator-to-context-menu\/","title":{"rendered":"Ubuntu 14.04: Add ‘Open As Root\/Administrator’ to Context Menu"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ubuntu<\/a><\/p>\n

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This simple tutorial will show you how to add ‘Open As Root’ or ‘Open As Administrator’ option to context menu so that you can easily edit \/ open file folders as super user privilege within Nautilus file browser.<\/p>\n

\"Open<\/a><\/p>\n

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There’s now a Nautilus extension (see the link)<\/a> adds administrative actions to Nautilus context menu. It’s easy to install and supports for all current Ubuntu releases.<\/div><\/div>\n

To get started:<\/b><\/p>\n

1. Open Ubuntu Software Center. Search for and make sure the package gksu<\/b> is installed. gksu<\/b> allows graphical programs to ask a user\u2019s password to run program as root \/ administrator.<\/p>\n

\"gksu<\/a><\/p>\n

2. Open Nautilus file browser, press Ctrl+H to view hidden files & folders. Navigate to USER Home -> .local -> share -> nautilus -> scripts<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Create an empty document under this directory named ‘open-as-administrator’ or ‘open-as-root’<\/p>\n

\"open<\/a><\/p>\n

3. Edit and paste following lines into the file<\/p>\n

#!\/bin\/bash
\n#
\n# this code will determine exactly the path and the type of object,
\n# then it will decide use gedit or nautilus to open it by ROOT permission
\n#
\n# Determine the path
\nif [ -e -n $1 ]; then
\nobj=\"$NAUTILUS_SCRIPT_SELECTED_FILE_PATHS\"
\nelse
\nbase=\"`echo $NAUTILUS_SCRIPT_CURRENT_URI | cut -d'\/' -f3- | sed 's\/%20\/ \/g'`\"
\nobj=\"$base\/${1##*\/}\"
\nfi
\n# Determine the type and run as ROOT
\nif [ -f \"$obj\" ]; then
\ngksu gedit \"$obj\"
\nelif [ -d \"$obj\" ]; then
\ngksu nautilus \"$obj\"
\nfi<\/p>\n

exit 0<\/code><\/p>\n

4. Press Ctrl+Alt+T<\/b> to open the terminal. When it opens, run the command below to make executable:<\/p>\n

cd .local\/share\/nautilus\/scripts\/ && chmod 0755 open-as-administrator<\/pre>\n
5. Finally restart Nautilus via command nautilus -q<\/code>, or just log out and back in.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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