kdesu(1)

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NAME

6       kdesu - Runs a program with elevated privileges
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SYNOPSIS

9       kdesu [-c] [-d] [-f file] [-i icon name] [-n] [-p priority] [-r] [-s]
10             [-t] [-u user] [--nonewdcop] [command [arg1] [arg2] [...]]
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12       kdesu [KDE Generic Options] [Qt Generic Options]
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DESCRIPTION

16       KDE su is a graphical front end for the UNIX®  su  command  for  the  K
17       Desktop  Environment.  It allows you to run a program as different user
18       by supplying the password for that user. KDE su is an unprivileged pro‐
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22       KDE su has one additional feature: it can optionally remember passwords
23       for you. If you are using this feature, you  only  need  to  enter  the
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27       This  program  is  meant  to  be  started from the command line or from
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OPTIONS

32       -c program
33              This specifies the program to run as root. It has to  be  passed
34              in  one  argument.  So  if, for example, you want to start a new
35              file manager, you would enter at the prompt: kdesu -c kfm -sw
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42              This option allow efficient use of KDE su in .desktop files.  It
43              tells KDE su to examine the file specified by file. If this file
44              is writable by the current user, KDE su will execute the command
45              as  the current user. If it is not writable, the command is exe‐
46              cuted as user user (defaults to root).
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48              file is evaluated like this: if file starts with a /, it is tak‐
49              en  as  an absolute filename. Otherwise, it is taken as the name
50              of a global KDE configuration file. For  example:  to  configure
51              the  K  display manager, kdm, you could issue kdesu -c kdmconfig
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56              Specify icon to use in the password dialog. You may specify just
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65              Set priority value. The priority is an arbitrary number  between
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74              passwords  in  the background. This feature may also be disabled
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79              largely  for  debugging  purposes;  if you want to run a console
80              mode app, use the standard su instead.
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84              While the most common use for KDE su is to run a command as  the
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EXAMPLES

98       Run  kfmclient as user jim, and show the Konqueror icon in the password
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AUTHORS

105       KDE su was written by Geert Jansen  <jansen@kde.org> and  Pietro  Iglio
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AUTHOR

110       Lauri Watts.
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114K Desktop Environment             Jun 7, 2005                         KDESU(1)