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How do I run this KDE Plasma widget (Optimus GPU Switcher) as root? Entering my password doesn't work. (lemmy.zip)

submitted 6 months ago by DripGeronimo to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Are you using your users password or the root accounts password? This wants the root accounts password. What groups are you apart of?

[–] DripGeronimo 1 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I haven't set up a root user on this installation; I'm in the wheel group

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Considering the software specifically asked for root I think you'll either need to make a root account or find newer software.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

You need to get into PAM then and change the configuration. This is asking to become root NOT escalate privileges via sudo or similar so being in wheel does not matter.

Actually 2 seconds of looking at the GitHub page will show you how to configure your application to not ask for root.