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<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
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type="topic" style="task"
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id="gedit-edit-as-root">
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<info>
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<link type="guide" xref="index#gedit-advanced" />
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<desc>Use administrative privileges to edit a file.</desc>
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</info>
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<title>Edit a file as the root user</title>
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<note style="warning">
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<p>Editing files as the root user is potentially dangerous, and may break
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your system in bad ways. Take great care when editing files as the root
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user.</p>
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</note>
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<p>To edit files as the root user, launch <app>gedit</app> from the terminal
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by entering:</p>
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<code>sudo gedit</code>
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<p>Using the <cmd>sudo</cmd> command, you will need to successfully enter
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your password before <app>gedit</app> will open.</p>
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<p>As an alternative to the <cmd>sudo</cmd> command, you may obtain
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administrative privileges by entering:</p>
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<code>su -</code>
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<p>You would then launch <app>gedit</app> using the <cmd>gedit</cmd>
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command.</p>
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<note style="tip">
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<p>Once you have opened <app>gedit</app> with administrative privileges,
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<app>gedit</app> will keep those privileges until you close it.</p>
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</note>
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</page>
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