Bug 400569

Summary:	kdesu is not launching Dolphin
Product:	[Applications] kdesu	Reporter:	Xeno Idaltu <xenoidaltu>
Component:	general	Assignee:	kdesu bugs tracker <kdesu-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	major	CC:	kde, nate, xenoidaltu
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Manjaro
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:

Description Xeno Idaltu 2018-11-02 00:21:27 UTC

Kdesu is not working on any application. I tried it for Dolphin, SystemSettings5, Kate, etc. 

On Dolphin when I Right-Click the Menu to run Dolphin as root it also never launches.


SOFTWARE VERSIONS:
KDE Plasma Version: 5.14.2
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.51.0
Qt Version: 5.11.2

Comment 1 Nate Graham 2018-11-05 16:51:32 UTC

I'm afraid this is intentional. Running Dolphin as root was deemed too dangerous due to security vulnerabilities. We are implementing PolicyKit support so that you don't have to run Dolphin as root to edit files owned by another user. That's tracked by

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 179678 ***

Comment 2 Nate Graham 2018-11-05 16:52:03 UTC

As for the other apps, kdesu is not supported and its use is discouraged. It's not surprising that it fails.

Comment 3 Xeno Idaltu 2018-11-08 08:11:36 UTC

(In reply to Nate Graham from comment #2)
> As for the other apps, kdesu is not supported and its use is discouraged.
> It's not surprising that it fails.

PolicyKit for Dolphin will be an awesome alternative. Thank you.

Comment 4 KDErobo3me 2018-12-19 03:35:23 UTC

Awesome? The PolicyKit KCM GUI is no longer there, so I cannot really concur at this moment.