Switching to root privileges using xffm

[purslow at sympatico.ca]

040303 "Brian J. Tarricone" <bjt23 at cornell.edu> wrote:
> John Shane wrote:
>> Is there a quick way to switch to root privileges
>> from a normal user when using xffm?
> i don't believe it's possible to do this.
 
gen'ly, it wb useful to be able to do this.
how difficult is it to have a box saying eg
'this action requires root privileges: enter root password, cancel' ?

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