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