I run GNOME and i want to open a file using gedit as root. I just want it as a shortcut on my desktop panel - so i guess a command or a script should do it. I tried the ‘sudo’ command but it didn’t work. How can i do it?
Never mind. I got the answer in the command
xdg-su -u root -c "gedit <file name>"
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Works great !
So the tip goes to the others probably 
Hi
An easier one is;
gnomesu gedit <filename>
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