I am not able to access Root's home folder in Ubuntu

Question

I'm using Ubuntu 12.0.4 LTS, and I want to access root's home folder.

I know this is answered ...but can you tell us more about what you're trying to accomplish in root's home folder (`/root`)? It might be possible for an answer to be posted that addresses your needs specifically. Also, sometimes people confuse `/root` (root's home folder) with `/` (the root directory), which are "root" in an entirely different sense. — Eliah Kagan, Jul 03 '13 at 18:29

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Jul 03 '13 at 14:45

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Did you try:

sudo -i nautilus

?

Run it in the terminal or after pressing Alt+F2

edited Jul 03 '13 at 14:45

Oli

answered Jul 03 '13 at 14:43

Hakeem Wahab

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[No `sudo` on nautilus please. Use `gksudo` instead](http://askubuntu.com/questions/11760/what-is-the-difference-between-gksudo-nautilus-and-sudo-nautilus) – NickTux Jul 03 '13 at 15:05
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[No `gksudo` on Ubuntu 13.04 and up. Use `pkexec` instead](http://askubuntu.com/questions/313828/why-is-pkexec-preferred-over-gksudo-for-graphical-applications) but note that this doesn't work well for X applications like nautilus. – amc Jul 03 '13 at 15:07
I am using 12.04 and the above command works for me. You will notice the root folder icon has change to a folder with a house on it. – BiggJJ Jul 03 '13 at 15:24
I tried "gksudo" command instead sudo. It worked. – Chinmay Joshi Jul 03 '13 at 15:30
For 13.04 you may want to take a look at this question:[Why is gksu no longer installed by default in 13.04?](http://askubuntu.com/q/284306/107450) and my advice would be to install gksu and configure the if necessary. But once installed `gksudo` is definitely easier. pkexec is not easy to use with graphical applications yet – Warren Hill Jul 03 '13 at 15:32
ohh! okay! But I'm using ubuntu 12.0.4 LTS. – Chinmay Joshi Jul 03 '13 at 15:34

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 03 '13 at 15:26

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You must be root to access Root's home folder.

answered Jul 03 '13 at 15:26

Thank you! But problem is solved. – Chinmay Joshi Jul 03 '13 at 15:29
@Chinmay, you must then click the check mark by the answer that helped you the most. – Devyn Collier Johnson Jul 03 '13 at 15:31
I have done that! – Chinmay Joshi Jul 03 '13 at 15:31

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