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This article mainly shows you "how to open files and folders as an administrator in Linux's Nautilus file manager", which is easy to understand and well-organized. I hope it can help you solve your doubts. Here, let me lead you to study and learn "how to open files and folders as an administrator in the Nautilus file manager of Linux".

If you want to open or edit the file as the root user, you can always do this in the terminal. But I know some people are not used to the command line.

Desktop Linux usually provides a way for those who are afraid of terminals to avoid the command line.

If you have to access folders as root or edit files as root, you can do so graphically in Nautilus File Manager.

A small and elegant Nautilus trick allows you to open files and folders as an administrator (that is, root). Let me show you how to do it.

Add the Open as Administrator option to the right-click menu of the Nautilus File Manager

Warning! Do not open and edit random files as root, as this may confuse the files and cause system corruption. Use it only when needed.

I'm showing you the steps of Ubuntu. You can make changes according to the package manager of your distribution.

You must use the terminal (even if you don't like it) to install the Nautilus plugin. Make sure that the Universe warehouse is enabled:

Sudo apt install nautilus-admin

Close and open the Nautilus File Manager again to see the changes take effect.

Right clock to see the "Open as Administrator" option

You can also edit files as root. Simply select the file, right-click it, and select the Edit as Administrator option.

Edit Files As Root Ubuntu

In both cases, you will be prompted for your account password:

You need to enter your password, of course

Almost. You can enjoy the comfort of GUI.

If you no longer want to run Nautilus as root, you can delete this plugin. It's always right to delete other things that are installed but no longer in use.

In the terminal (yes, again in the terminal), use the following command to remove the Nautilus plug-in.

Sudo apt remove nautilus-admin

By the way, if you are using Ubuntu MATE, you can use caja-admin instead of nautilus-admin. Other file managers may or may not provide such functionality.

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