#21 2017-01-06 23:51:56

PackRat

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Registered: 2015-10-02

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Re: [ Solved ] A folder put behind root still opens with a user password

@Horizon_Brave - yes, something along that line, or permissions in general.

But, I think the main problem the OP is facing is that users on the system have sudo privleges so:

sudo thunar

or

gksudo thunar

in a terminal or the run dialog will start thunar with root privleges after entering the user password.

@Luki

in your original post you state -

Yet still when trying to open it from the thunar context menu, it still opens with a user password..

I'm interpreting that to mean there are users other than you that use the computer. Is that correct?

Last edited by PackRat (2017-01-06 23:52:46)

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Luki

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Registered: 2016-11-16

Posts: 16

Re: [ Solved ] A folder put behind root still opens with a user password

@Horizon_Brave - yes, something along that line, or permissions in general.

But, I think the main problem the OP is facing is that users on the system have sudo privleges so:

sudo thunar

or

gksudo thunar

in a terminal or the run dialog will start thunar with root privleges after entering the user password.

@Luki

in your original post you state -

Yet still when trying to open it from the thunar context menu, it still opens with a user password..

I'm interpreting that to mean there are users other than you that use the computer. Is that correct?

Yes, but I also would not like to limit the other users ability to install programs and performing updates merely because I want to keep a few folders private.

PackRat

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Registered: 2015-10-02

Posts: 2,666

Re: [ Solved ] A folder put behind root still opens with a user password

Looks like Head_on_a_Stick's suggestion of encrypting the folder in question looks like a good route to go. I did a little research on it, take a more in depth look at encryption and see if it will do what you want.

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Luki

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Registered: 2016-11-16

Posts: 16

Re: [ Solved ] A folder put behind root still opens with a user password

Thanks Everybody! Marked as solved.