Bug 187867

Summary:	"Open terminal as root" option in SystemSettings
Product:	[Applications] konsole	Reporter:	usrrgt
Component:	general	Assignee:	Konsole Developer <konsole-devel>
Status:	RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	robertknight
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description usrrgt 2009-03-22 17:24:52 UTC

Version:            (using KDE 4.2.1)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages

It isn't a graphical option to run Konsole as root, you must type in Konsole or in KRunner: "su/sudo Konsole" or "kdesu/kdesudo konsole".
"Open terminal as root" option is needed in SystemSettings.

Comment 1 Robert Knight 2009-03-23 14:03:33 UTC

Why do you need to run Konsole as root?  If you want to run the SHELL as root or individual programs as root you can do that using:

su -
or sudo <program-name>

Comment 2 usrrgt 2009-03-23 16:29:58 UTC

You have not read the description. I know.
This option is to improve accessibility.

Comment 3 Robert Knight 2009-03-23 22:28:43 UTC

I did read the description.  I do not agree with promoting running the terminal and the shell as root.  People are welcome to do that if they want to and it is easy to set up a terminal profile that starts a shell as root but I would not like the interface to suggest that they should.