Bug 446635 - Starting Dolphin as root does not show directories sharing options
Summary: Starting Dolphin as root does not show directories sharing options
Status: RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Alias: None
Product: dolphin
Classification: Applications
Component: panels: folders (show other bugs)
Version: 21.08.3
Platform: Debian unstable Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Dolphin Bug Assignee
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Reported: 2021-12-07 18:58 UTC by antonio
Modified: 2024-10-25 16:10 UTC (History)
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Description antonio 2021-12-07 18:58:46 UTC 
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1-login as root
2-open dophin
3-press right mouse button on a directory 
4-click on "Property"
5-click on "Share"


OBSERVED RESULT
an empty form is shown


EXPECTED RESULT
that the form with the options to share the directory is shown


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
if I access as other user, instead, everything works well


SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: 
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.23.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.88.0
Qt Version: 5.15.2
Comment 1 David Edmundson 2024-10-25 16:10:43 UTC 
Starting dolphin as root is bad practice and unsupported. 

For root operations use kio-admin