1KDESU(1)                       KDE User's Manual                      KDESU(1)
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NAME

6       kdesu - Runs a program with elevated privileges
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SYNOPSIS

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

15       KDE su is a graphical front end for the UNIX® su command for the K
16       Desktop Environment. It allows you to run a program as different user
17       by supplying the password for that user.  KDE su is an unprivileged
18       program; it uses the system's su.
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20       KDE su has one additional feature: it can optionally remember passwords
21       for you. If you are using this feature, you only need to enter the
22       password once for each command.
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24       This program is meant to be started from the command line or from
25       .desktop files.
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27       Since kdesu is no longer installed in
28        $(kf5-config --prefix)/bin but in kf5-config --path libexec and
29       therefore not in your Path, you have to use $(kf5-config --path
30       libexec)kdesu to launch kdesu.
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OPTIONS

33       -c command
34           This specifies the command to run as root. It has to be passed in
35           one argument. So if, for example, you want to start a new file
36           manager, you would enter at the prompt: $(kf5-config --path
37           libexec)kdesu -c  Dolphin
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39       -d
40           Show debug information.
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42       -f file
43           This option allow efficient use of KDE su in .desktop files. It
44           tells KDE su to examine the file specified by file. If this file is
45           writable by the current user, KDE su will execute the command as
46           the current user. If it is not writable, the command is executed as
47           user user (defaults to root).
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49           file is evaluated like this: if file starts with a /, it is taken
50           as an absolute filename. Otherwise, it is taken as the name of a
51           global KDE configuration file.
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53       -i icon name
54           Specify icon to use in the password dialog. You may specify just
55           the name, without any extension.
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57       -n
58           Do not keep the password. This disables the keep password checkbox
59           in the password dialog.
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61       -p priority
62           Set priority value. The priority is an arbitrary number between 0
63           and 100, where 100 means highest priority, and 0 means lowest. The
64           default is 50.
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66       -r
67           Use realtime scheduling.
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69       -s
70           Stop the kdesu daemon. This is the daemon that caches successful
71           passwords in the background. This feature may also be disabled with
72           -n when KDE su is initially run.
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74       -t
75           Enable terminal output. This disables password keeping. This is
76           largely for debugging purposes; if you want to run a console mode
77           app, use the standard su instead.
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79       -u  user
80           While the most common use for KDE su is to run a command as the
81           superuser, you can supply any user name and the appropriate
82           password.
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85           Do not display an ignore button.
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87       --attach  winid
88           Makes the dialog transient for an X app specified by winid.
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SEE ALSO

91       su(1)
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93       More detailed user documentation is available from help:/kdesu (either
94       enter this URL into Konqueror, or run khelpcenter help:/kdesu).
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EXAMPLES

97       Run kfmclient as user jim, and show the Konqueror icon in the password
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100           $(kf5-config --path libexec)kdesu -u jim -i konqueror kfmclient
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AUTHORS

103       KDE su was written by Geert Jansen <jansen@kde.org> and Pietro Iglio
104       <iglio@fub.it>.
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AUTHOR

107       Lauri Watts <lauri@kde.org>
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