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#1 2022-09-05 20:47:44
- parbleu
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[SOLVED] Change desktop settings requiring root privileges without GUI
Some settings of the plasma desktop require root rights (e. g. setting the user's avatar or the SDDM login theme). In general, it is recommended not to run GUIs as root. How do you set the settings correctly without sudo? Is it OK to enter the root password in the input windows from a normal user account?
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#2 2022-09-05 21:24:35
- koffeinfriedhof
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Re: [SOLVED] Change desktop settings requiring root privileges without GUI
Hi!
Those GUI Tools normally get permission for single tasks only. If you start kate for example to edit /etc/fstab it will ask for the password of a user with writing permission for this file (usually root). This works using PolicyKit and is safe to use.
This will not run the GUI as root, just the write command (in this case).
What should be avoided is running a GUI tool as root. But afaik Plasma doesn't support this anyway and returns an error message.
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#3 2022-09-06 06:53:03
- seth
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Re: [SOLVED] Change desktop settings requiring root privileges without GUI
require root rights (e. g. setting the user's avatar or the SDDM login theme)
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#4 2022-09-06 08:24:06
- arojas
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Re: [SOLVED] Change desktop settings requiring root privileges without GUI
require root rights (e. g. setting the user's avatar or the SDDM login theme)
The Plasma users KCM (incorrectly) does. It will be fixed in 5.26.
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#5 2022-09-10 18:51:15
- parbleu
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Re: [SOLVED] Change desktop settings requiring root privileges without GUI
This works using PolicyKit and is safe to use.
That is great to hear. Thanks!
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