Icon to launch app as root?

James Knott james.knott-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org
Sat Dec 3 19:05:49 UTC 2005


Steve wrote:
> Is there a way to modify an application icon so that it will launch as
> root, and therefore prompt for password?
> 
> I'm using Ubuntu Hoary (Gnome), and want to modify an app's icon so that
> it will be "sudo <blahblah>". I tried changing the Commandline in the
> icon's properties to this, but that doesn't work.
> 
> I suspect either it is very easy, or impossible... :-)

It's easy.  Right click on the desktop and create a new link to
application.  On the application tab, click on the Advanced Options
button.  It's in there.
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