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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Make program only run by root Post 302167032 by dave123 on Wednesday 13th of February 2008 09:59:47 AM
Old 02-13-2008
Thanks i have checked that file it is in /usr/bin/firefox but when i right click to check properties it already says root is the owner, i would like firefox to be able to run in that account but only for people with root password if you know what i mean, sorry to be a pain, and thankyou so far for your help.
 

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firefox

FIREFOX(1)							Linux User's Manual							FIREFOX(1)

NAME

       firefox - a Web browser for X11 derived from the Mozilla browser

SYNOPSIS

       firefox [OPTIONS] [URL]

       firefox-bin [OPTIONS] [URL]

DESCRIPTION

       Mozilla Firefox is an open-source web browser, designed for standards compliance, performance and portability.

USAGE

       firefox is a simple shell script that will set up the environment for the actual executable, firefox-bin.

OPTIONS

       A summary of the options supported by firefox is included below.

   GTK options
       --gdk-debug=FLAGS Gdk debugging flags to set

       --gdk-no-debug=FLAGS
	      Gdk debugging flags to unset

       --gtk-debug=FLAGS
	      Gtk+ debugging flags to set

       --gtk-no-debug=FLAGS
	      Gtk+ debugging flags to unset

       --gtk-module=MODULE
	      Load an additional Gtk module

   X11 options
       --display=DISPLAY
	      X display to use

       --sync Make X calls synchronous

       --no-xshm
	      Don't use X shared memory extension

       --xim-preedit=STYLE

       --xim-status=STYLE

       --g-fatal-warnings
	      Make all warnings fatal

   Firefox options
       -h, -help
	      Show summary of options.

       -v, -version
	      Print /usr/bin/firefox-bin version.

       -CreateProfile profile
	      Create profile.

       -P profile
	      Start with profile.

       -ProfileManager
	      Start with profile manager.

       -remote command
	      Execute command in an already running Firefox process.  For more info, see: http://www.mozilla.org/unix/remote.html

       -jsconsole
	      Start with Javascript Console

       -chrome url
	      Load the specified chrome.

       -no-remote
	      Don't connect to any other running instances of firefox. Use this if you want to run firefox in an entirely new process. By default,
	      firefox will delegate a command to an already running instance.

       -safe-mode
	      Start firefox in safe-mode. This disables all third-party extensions, and may be necessary if you are having problems with an exten-
	      sion you installed.

       -new-tab url
	      Open url in a new tab.

       -new-window url
	      Open url in a new window.

       -preferences
	      Open the preferences dialog.

       -private
	      Start firefox in private browsing mode.

       -private-toggle
	      Toggle private browsing mode.

       -setDefaultBrowser
	      Set firefox as the default web browser.

       -search term
	      Search for term with your default search engine.

       -migration
	      Start with migration wizard.

       -new-instance
	      Open new instance, not a new window in running instance.

FILES

       /usr/bin/firefox - shell script wrapping firefox
       /usr/lib/mozilla/firefox-bin - firefox executable

VERSION

       1.0

BUGS

       To report a bug, please visit http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/

SEE ALSO

       mozilla(1)

AUTHORS

       The Mozilla Organization
	      http://www.mozilla.org/about.html

firefox 							  August 07, 2001							FIREFOX(1)
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