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how to let an app launch with admin privileges

Asked by thewilbob@comcast.net

I have app (boinc) that won't connect to localhost. If I run as root it works. How do I set the launch of the app to have system rights?

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enubuntu (mr.tennents) said : 		#1

run in a terminal (for open a terminal hit CTRL + ALT + T):
sudo boinc

where boinc is the command for start boinc from the terminal.

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thewilbob@comcast.net (thewilbob) said : 		#2

I mentioned that I sudo boinc works. It is a system tool. The question was how to make the app have the rights to connect as root

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user (meta1729-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#3

Set the command field of the launcher to 'gksu boinc' without the quotes.

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thewilbob@comcast.net (thewilbob) said : 		#4

Thanks Enrico and Aditya for your suggestions. Boinc stopped working altogether and I could not get it going again. Not only that but the filesystem was strewn from end to end with boinc related trash that I had to hand remove. I have had it with boinc and will not make any further attempts.

thanks,

wil

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