[SOLVED]problems doing things on DE as admin, right click permissions

Question

there are a few things that seem counter productive to having a DE, im using KDE and when i want to edit file permissions through the DE i right click on a file, properties, permissions tab, if i dont have permissions, then i cant edit permissions.  then i have to chmod, or chown in the console just to do what i was trying to do in my DE. 
am i just going through a paradigm shift having been using  winows wayyyy tooo long?  or is there a way to get this to pop up an administration password so i can continue the operation in the DE, rather than have to switch out to the console each time?
i think what im trying to do here is when im in a DE, i want control as a desktop user, and password prompt antyhing that is ROOT, but atleast have access to it, and not have to back into a shell everytime i have to make config changes.    or is this just the windows tricks my mind is playing on me?
Last edited by wolfdogg (2011-05-28 20:25:26)

Answer 1

ConnorBehan wrote:I for one think the expectation that users will happily say "oh shit, I opened this file manager as the wrong user, so I guess I better close it, then open it again as the right user and navigate all the way back to this directory and THEN do what I want to do"
lol, that about explains what i am experiencing, good way to put it.
i think as i am mentioning in this post https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=119747 that there should be a prompt for a password, similar to when you add a share and the "Run as root -KDE su" password prompt comes up.  i think this should pop up for things like when your in file editor and try to edit a conf file as a standard user, and forget that your just a standard user until after you spent your time doing the edits, and when your trying to set permissions for things that you dont have permission for. 
is there a setting, or a way to set this up to catch the action and prompt you?
i do see what your saying that its habit after you do it, i was just thinking that having to form that habit is counter productive to a DE, since a DE stands for "i want to use my mouse" and not "i want to type more"  and look at the keyboard when its half-dark and look for some hotkeys, usually after midnight i get like this. 
personally, i get lazy at times, after spending a rigorous amount of time patiently coding, and typing 45-80 wpm hours on end, and at the end of the day, i want some mouse action, lol.
Last edited by wolfdogg (2011-05-28 05:35:26)