Bug 309233

Summary:	unable to run kde applications from dolphin as root
Product:	[Applications] dolphin	Reporter:	Simple <simplew8>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Dolphin Bug Assignee <dolphin-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Severity:	normal
Priority:	NOR
Version:	2.1
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:

Description Simple 2012-10-30 03:07:10 UTC

Unable to run kde applications from dolphin as root.

Doesnt make any difference even if i previous run in console 'xhost +' to allow clients to connect from any host, i always end in the same sittuation of not being able to run any kde application from dolphin root, and Ubuntu already sets xhost at /etc/X11/Xsession.d/35x11-common_xhost-local...

But if in dolphin root i select to run for example gedit (with the right click), it does run, the problem its only when trying to kde apps.


Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
Start dolphin as root, being in a terminal and entering:
su -
dolphin

or instead using kdesudo or kdesu, the result its the same, in dolphin as root its nor possible to start a kde application, being from double click or select another kde app with the right click.
Actual Results:  
Already described

Expected Results:  
Running dolphin as root should allow to run other kde applications.

Comment 1 Jekyll Wu 2012-10-30 10:40:01 UTC

"kdesu dolphin" works fine for me

Comment 2 Simple 2012-10-30 12:55:54 UTC

Are you running Ubuntu 12.10 with KDE.4.9.2 ?

Comment 3 Simple 2012-11-01 18:37:32 UTC

This problem is caused by setting sudo in /etc/sudoers with NOPASSWD.

After i have removed put again as:
%sudo	ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL

it was possible again toooooo runs KDE apps from dolphin root, but i dont know from where the problem really comes.

Comment 4 Simple 2012-11-01 22:23:39 UTC

This is a problem related with kdesudo which is not a kde application