Question

I am trying to copy a few files over to the /var/www/ folder. How might I do this if I am not logged in as root. I know I can jump on terminal and do sudo su and get to root but I am then not sure how I might copy my files from there. Or if there is a way to allow a copy and paste with the root password using the GUI file system.

Answer 1

If you want the GUI, you can run Nautilus with sudo

# gksudo nautilus

For easier access, if you use this alot, right-click on your applications menu, pick Edit Menus and add an item to System Tools with gksudo nautilus as the command.