Chrome as Root

[Corbass1]

Here is how to run as root.

Go to /usr/bin

Edit google-chrome I did with Kate

At the end of exec -a "$0" "$HERE/chrome" "$@"
Add --user-data-dir
So it looks like this
exec -a "$0" "$HERE/chrome" "$@" --user-data-dir

Corbass1

[Renek]

Just remember that running Chrome as root makes the sandbox useless. Not that thats stopped me from doing it, but just a warning to others. Thanks for the tip

[cseven]

You can also just install the BETA and you don't have to worry about doing all the rooting stuff.

[Ro0t_]

just go to terminal and adduser chrome and then when your all done with that right click the backtrack icon in your menu bar and go to "Menu Editor" and select internet then Google chrome ot Chromium browser, advanced then run as different user and type chrome or what ever user you just created and that's all. Make sure you click on file, save on the top left corner to make sure you save your changes.You should be up and running in under a minute. Hope this helps out!

[cgelici]

Ro0t_ , Do you know how to do this in Gnome too ?

[vanilla]

Do you know how to do this in Gnome too ?

The easiest way to do it was already posted

You can also just install the BETA and you don't have to worry about doing all the rooting stuff.

you can get it here

[Ro0t_]

HI cgelici I'll give it a shot using Gnome today and see if I can get it working and let you know how and if I get it working.

[ayrox]

for gnome ;

cd /usr/lib/chromium-browser
hexedit chromium-browser

then ; press the ctrl+s and search geteuid
now, we will change getppid .e and u, change to p .Then we save (ctrl+x).

Now, it's ok.You can run as root.
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[elementankit]

HI cgelici I'll give it a shot using Gnome today and see if I can get it working and let you know how and if I get it working.

Hi , thank for the info , it really helped me, is there any messenger you have

[Danistov]

I tried everything written in this post with chromium in bt5 R2 and still not working as root