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KDESU(1)                       KDE User's Manual                      KDESU(1)

NAME
       kdesu - Runs a program with elevated privileges

SYNOPSIS
       kdesu [-c command] [-d] [-f file] [-i icon name] [-n] [-p priority]
             [-r] [-s] [-t] [-u user] [--noignorebutton] [--attach winid]

       kdesu [KDE Generic Options] [Qt Generic Options]

DESCRIPTION
       KDE su is a graphical front end for the UNIX(R) su command for the K
       Desktop Environment. It allows you to run a program as different user
       by supplying the password for that user.  KDE su is an unprivileged
       program; it uses the system's su.

       KDE su has one additional feature: it can optionally remember passwords
       for you. If you are using this feature, you only need to enter the
       password once for each command.

       This program is meant to be started from the command line or from
       .desktop files.

       Since kdesu is no longer installed in  $(kde4-config --prefix)/bin but
       in kde4-config --path libexec and therefore not in your Path, you have
       to use $(kde4-config --path libexec)kdesu to launch kdesu.

OPTIONS
       -c command
           This specifies the command to run as root. It has to be passed in
           one argument. So if, for example, you want to start a new file
           manager, you would enter at the prompt: $(kde4-config --path
           libexec)kdesu -c  Dolphin

       -d
           Show debug information.

       -f file
           This option allow efficient use of KDE su in .desktop files. It
           tells KDE su to examine the file specified by file. If this file is
           writable by the current user, KDE su will execute the command as
           the current user. If it is not writable, the command is executed as
           user user (defaults to root).

           file is evaluated like this: if file starts with a /, it is taken
           as an absolute filename. Otherwise, it is taken as the name of a
           global KDE configuration file.

       -i icon name
           Specify icon to use in the password dialog. You may specify just
           the name, without any extension.

       -n
           Do not keep the password. This disables the keep password checkbox
           in the password dialog.

       -p priority
           Set priority value. The priority is an arbitrary number between 0
           and 100, where 100 means highest priority, and 0 means lowest. The
           default is 50.

       -r
           Use realtime scheduling.

       -s
           Stop the kdesu daemon. This is the daemon that caches successful
           passwords in the background. This feature may also be disabled with
           -n when KDE su is initially run.

       -t
           Enable terminal output. This disables password keeping. This is
           largely for debugging purposes; if you want to run a console mode
           app, use the standard su instead.

       -u  user
           While the most common use for KDE su is to run a command as the
           superuser, you can supply any user name and the appropriate
           password.

       --noignorebutton
           Do not display an ignore button.

       --attach  winid
           Makes the dialog transient for an X app specified by winid.

SEE ALSO
       su(1)

       More detailed user documentation is available from help:/kdesu (either
       enter this URL into Konqueror, or run khelpcenter help:/kdesu).

EXAMPLES
       Run kfmclient as user jim, and show the Konqueror icon in the password
       dialog:

           $(kde4-config --path libexec)kdesu -u jim -i konqueror kfmclient

AUTHORS
       KDE su was written by Geert Jansen jansen@kde.org and Pietro Iglio
       iglio@fub.it.

AUTHOR
       Lauri Watts <lauri@kde.org>
           Author.

K Desktop Environment             2010-09-18                          KDESU(1)