How can I get FFS to run as administrator in Linux Mint?
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I'm currently running FFS 14.4 in Linux Mint 21.3. I saw somewhere that to get FFS to work with files belonging to root, I have to install it to run as administrator but I can't find out how to do that. How can I get FFS to work with files belonging to root as well as me?
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Anyone?
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Hi,
Two methods.
1. Open a terminal window and type sudo freefilesync
2. Edit the menu and add an extra entry for running as root.
1. Right click the start menu and choose to edit the menu
2. Locate freefilesync in the Accessories menu.
3. Copy the entry. Then paste the entry to create a second one. You may have to first choose another menu area and then go back to Accessories.
4. Edit the new entry and rename it by putting root after the name.
5. Add the command sudo in front of the app so it looks like "sudo freefilesync"
6. Check the box to run in a terminal.
Two methods.
1. Open a terminal window and type sudo freefilesync
2. Edit the menu and add an extra entry for running as root.
1. Right click the start menu and choose to edit the menu
2. Locate freefilesync in the Accessories menu.
3. Copy the entry. Then paste the entry to create a second one. You may have to first choose another menu area and then go back to Accessories.
4. Edit the new entry and rename it by putting root after the name.
5. Add the command sudo in front of the app so it looks like "sudo freefilesync"
6. Check the box to run in a terminal.
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Thanks! Your suggestion to open FFS in the terminal was the clue I needed to get this done. I found all that I need to do was, after creating a Timeshift snapshot (I'm a coward), I just right clicked on FreeFileSync in the Menu, clicked on Properties, then clicked in the Open in Root box.
Again, thanks!
Again, thanks!
