Dolphin as root under Wayland?

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Hi guys,

Ok, I found the solution to make dolphin as root work under Wayland. It is work very well.

For those who are interested, here is the tip:

  1. Create the ~/.local/share/kservices5/ServiceMenus/ folder if it doesn’t exist (to use for only the user). If you want to use for everybody, then look at /usr/share/kservices5/ServiceMenus/ (the folder exists).

  2. In it, create a DolphinAsRootWayland.desktop file (with Kate). Edit this file and add the following lines:

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Service
X-KDE-ServiceTypes=KonqPopupMenu/Plugin
MimeType=inode/directory;
Actions=OpenDolphinAsRoot;
X-KDE-AuthorizeAction=shell_access
//
[Desktop Action OpenDolphinAsRoot]
Name=Open Dolphin as Root (Wayland)
TryExec=pkexec
Exec=sh -c “xhost +si:localuser:root && pkexec env DISPLAY=$DISPLAY XAUTHORITY=$XAUTHORITY KDE_SESSION_VERSION=5 KDE_FULL_SESSION=true dbus-launch dolphin %U && xhost -si:localuser:root”
Icon=folder-red

Note: You can change the Name line as you want.

  1. Save and then logout. Login again.

  2. Right-click on a root folder → Actions → Open Dolphin as Root (Wayland).

  3. Enjoy !!!

Note: Be careful !!! You’ve got root access in graphical, if you make an error you can’t go back.

Regards.