what does export $(dbus-launch) do

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what does export $(dbus-launch) do

Postby Voodoo » Nov 23rd, '12, 23:57

i have to type it into console after i assume root then try to run dolphin since my files are stored under a different location and not accessible from my guest account
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Re: what does export $(dbus-launch) do

Postby Ken-Bergen » Nov 24th, '12, 00:21

Voodoo wrote:i have to type it into console after i assume root then try to run dolphin since my files are stored under a different location and not accessible from my guest account
That command creates a full root environment without the
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cd /root
Leaving you in the current directory unlike
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su -
See
viewtopic.php?f=41&t=2780
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Re: what does export $(dbus-launch) do

Postby doktor5000 » Nov 24th, '12, 09:56

Voodoo wrote:after i assume root then try to run dolphin since my files are stored under a different location and not accessible from my guest account

Why not change the permissions, instead of running graphical applications as root?

And you were really asking this: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3903 ? :?
You'd probably one of the first candidates to catch some linux malware and not even notice ...
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