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Posted: **Sun Apr 17, 2016 9:23 pm**

I have a problem. Simply put, I need to access a root folder in /usr/shared/ and modify contents of said folder.

I used this to gain root user access to the GUI.

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sudo su
startx

Fine. Works, make my changes...

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exit

Then reboot.

Login screen no longer accepts:
Pi user
Pi password

My understand is that .xauthority is now owned by root, and pi can no longer log in.

My understanding is that if I use a terminal (cntrl +alt+f1-f7), type pi user, pi password, then;

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 mv .Xauthority .Xauthority.bak 
exit

Login screen will now work for pi, but that my custom pi settings may be wiped?

I went and restored backup image, so now I get a 'do over'.

So how do I do this now? Login as root in GUI make my changes to /usr/shared/ via file manager, exit root, and still have pi user work properly?

Posted: **Sun Apr 17, 2016 9:28 pm**

DON'T RUN X AS ROOT!!!
Simply put, edit whatever file you want in the terminal or start Leafpad and the file manager with gksudo

Posted: **Sun Apr 17, 2016 9:29 pm**

kusti8 wrote:DON'T RUN X AS ROOT!!!
Simply put, edit whatever file you want in the terminal or start Leafpad and the file manager with gksudo

Already tried that (gksudo in file manger) permissions still denied for changes to file (I am not editing text here) I am trying to remove contents ((I am modifying .png image files) of a root folder and move contents from a pi folder to a /usr/shared/ root folder using file manager.

I don't want to use terminal commands to move items I want to use file manager.

Posted: **Sun Apr 17, 2016 9:34 pm**

Rive wrote:
kusti8 wrote:DON'T RUN X AS ROOT!!!
Simply put, edit whatever file you want in the terminal or start Leafpad and the file manager with gksudo
Already tried that (gksudo) permissions still denied for changes to file (I am not editing text here) I am trying to remove contents of a folder and move contents from a pi folder to a /usr/shared/ folder.

I don't want to use terminal commands to move items

Did you try

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gksu pcmanfm

?

Using the command line is a lot easier

Posted: **Sun Apr 17, 2016 9:36 pm**

DirkS wrote:
Rive wrote:
kusti8 wrote:DON'T RUN X AS ROOT!!!
Simply put, edit whatever file you want in the terminal or start Leafpad and the file manager with gksudo
Already tried that (gksudo) permissions still denied for changes to file (I am not editing text here) I am trying to remove contents of a folder and move contents from a pi folder to a /usr/shared/ folder.

I don't want to use terminal commands to move items
Did you try
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gksu pcmanfm
?

Using the command line is a lot easier

I'll try that

Posted: **Sun Apr 17, 2016 11:56 pm**

DirkS wrote: Did you try
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gksu pcmanfm
?

Using the command line is a lot easier

Worked like a charm. Thanks

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