App to open files withlut root password#
If you want to edit any file or open folder as root user directly from the Nautilus file manager’s graphical user interface. Now you can navigate to any folder and files that can only be accessed by the root user via the graphical user interface.Įdit or Open Ubuntu Files and Folders as root Administrative Ubuntu File manager will open under administrative rights.It will ask for your current non-root user’s password that is present in the sudo group.Open command terminal either from Applications or using keyboard shortcut- Ctrl+Alt+T.Open Ubuntu Nautilus File Manager as root However, the steps will be the same for earlier versions such as Ubuntu 19.10/19.04 18.10/18.04 including Debian, Linux Mint, or any similar OS running Nautilus File manager. The following tutorial carried out on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS focal fossa. However, you have to use the command terminal to enable that. However, if you want to run File manager as the root user or want to open & edit files and folder with administrative rights that are possible as well. I mean a user that doesn’t have Administrative rights can access them graphically. By default, the File Manager in Ubuntu or in any other Linux distro uses a non-root user.