Linux SUDO Usage

[espmartin]

I've googled and searched on ubuntu forums for this, but have not found the
exact answer I need...

I'm trying to copy folder contents from one folder to one that I created.
But I get "you cannot copy/permission denied" msg.

The closest answer I've gotten is to use sudo on a command line to copy,
but I want to use the GUI (so I can show others too).

Any Linux Gurus out there want to help?

 

[wyzemoro]

you can use....

sudo -c binary

like sudo -c cp /from/old/path /to/new/path

this will ask for root password... if you want to sudo to other user... i think you can use the -u username.

it's been awhile im not using my linux box. hehe.

 

[espmartin]

Yes, I did find the command line syntax for this, but I'm looking for a GUI answer

 

[wyzemoro]

what desktop do you use?

KDE has this functions.

 

[espmartin]

Ah! Right now, it's Ubuntu/Gnome. I'll be switching to Kubuntu/KDE this week.
Can you tell me how to do this?

 

[wyzemoro]

in kde you can right click the file and click the tab permission. there's an option what user or if you want to open/edit it with root. it will ask for the passwords afterwards.