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yanis_deh

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thunar root usage

I used to type sudo thunar to reach root with thunar so I could see hidden files but it didnt work today

thunar-WARNING **: 16:50:12.699: thunar: Failed to initialize Xfconf: Erreur lors de la génération de la ligne de commande « dbus-launch --autolaunch=a843266b119c4c26aae70eb2d35293fb --binary-syntax --close-stderr » : Le processus fils s’est terminé avec le code 1

(process:12899): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: 16:50:12.700: invalid (NULL) pointer instance

(process:12899): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: 16:50:12.700: g_signal_handler_disconnect: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed
Authorization required, but no authorization protocol specified

(Erreur lors de la génération de la ligne de commande (...) Le processus fils s'est terminé avec le code 1 means Error during the generation of the command line (...) the process ended with code 1

eriefisher

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Re: thunar root usage

It's likely because your using a terminal application to call a graphical one. Better to use pkexec thunar.

You don't need to be root to view hidden files. From the menu top right select View>>Show Hidden Files. Or Ctl-h to toggle.

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