Description of problem: Some applications will get run as root from time to time. Dolphin, Konqueror, ark, KpackageManager, Kwrite, etc. These applications do now indicate what user is running them. It is impossible to distinguish between a Dolphin running as a regular user and a Dolphin running as root. I am making this entry for Dolphin, because I regularly use it as a root user, but the same argument could be made for the other applications as well. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): $ yum list kdebase Loaded plugins: kmdl, priorities, refresh-packagekit 0 packages excluded due to repository priority protections Installed Packages kdebase.i386 6:4.1.3-2.fc10 installed How reproducible: Everytime. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Kickstart->Dolphin->Add to Desktop 2. Dolphin Icon->Icon Settings -> Application -> Advanced Enable Run as different user. Enter root. Press OK all the way out to save. 3. Click the desktop icon to start Dolphin. Give the root password. Dolphin starts. Actual results: There is no indication who owns this Dolphin instance. Expected results: I think it should say something like Dolphin as root or something in the title bar. If I have 2 Dolphin instances open, I can't tell which is root and which is normal user. I know that Konqueror in KDE 3.5 used to display who owned the instance. I found this very useful. Thanks for listening.
As per, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=473959#c1, I'm reassigning this bug.
This needs to be reported upstream at http://bugs.kde.org then please add upstream info to this report and we will monitor for a resolution.
Is this even a bug in the first place? I guess filing it upstream with Severity: wishlist is the best solution.
It makes sense to Dolphin to indicate if it is running under root account.
Your right it would be nice for Dolphin to do this, however it is not a bug but a feature request. Please add your request to the upstream wishlist.