Dash/Launcher cannot launch apps as root in 12.04
Bug #923753 reported by
Mark East
This bug affects 2 people
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayatana Design |
Invalid
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
| unity (Ubuntu) |
Opinion
|
Wishlist
|
Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
When trying to run an application such as Wireshark, which requires root permissions to access ethernet interfaces, it is not possible to launch as root from the launcher or Dash. What would be good is the ability to right click on ANY application (not just those affected) and click "Run as root" which would prompt the user for the root password and run it as root. The user shouldn't be forced to open a terminal to do this.
| Changed in unity (Ubuntu): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
Revision history for this message
| Bilal Akhtar (bilalakhtar) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in unity: | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| tags: | added: needs-design |
| Changed in unity: | |
| status: | Confirmed → Incomplete |
| Changed in unity (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | Confirmed → Incomplete |
| Changed in ayatana-design: | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
| no longer affects: | unity |
| Changed in unity (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | Incomplete → Opinion |
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I guess this would break design very badly, but I'm leaving the final word to the design team.