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Launch GUI programs as root
You can get a subtle indication of what's running as root and what not if you set root's colouring to the opposite of whatever you use. I use Graphite on the desktop, and root runs as Aqua; anything running as root will be in Aqua (such as Force Quit, as well as anything started as in this hint.)
Launch GUI programs as root
That's kinda cool, but how did you change the color scheme for root? (Specifically, how can one do it without enabling the root account -- via sudo somehow?) Seems like it would be a good idea(TM) for Apple to implement this more generally: perhaps a nice red Apple menu icon in such circumstances....
Launch GUI programs as root
Open System Preferences as root.
sudo /Applications/System\ Preferences.app/Contents/MacOS/System\ Preferences
Launch GUI programs as root
lol
Launch GUI programs as root
Agreed, except that
user% sudo open /Applications/System\ Preferences.app/opens System Preferences as user, not root; running the file the other way opens it as root. I'm not sure why this is.
It's deliberate
'sudo open' used to work for opening GUI apps, but this behaviour was changed to prevent people accidentally doing it... |
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