Ubuntu 20.04 super user for file manager

Asked Oct 19 '20 at 04:21

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I tried "gksudo nautilus" in my terminal per the board instructions to get super user permissions in file manager and it is not working. Any ideas?

Jay

asked Oct 19 '20 at 04:21

Jay Boyle

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Does this answer your question? How do I start Nautilus as root? – muru Oct 19 '20 at 04:26
nautilus admin:/// or the pkexec-based method – muru Oct 19 '20 at 04:26
Okay, I was able to get the super user status in the root directory but soon as I went into another directory to delete the files I was swithced back to a regular user. – Jay Boyle Oct 19 '20 at 04:41
I use sudo -H nautilus if I am using a Live USB. I install nautilus-admin if I am booting a Full install. – C.S.Cameron Oct 19 '20 at 06:58
C.S.Cameron This did the trick! Thanks! – Jay Boyle Oct 19 '20 at 21:53

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