How do I run Google Chrome as root? [closed]

Answer 1

Chrome can run as root (remember to use gksu when doing so) so long as you provide it with a profile directory.

Rather than type in the profile directory every time you want to run it, create a new bash file (I'd name it something like start-chrome.sh)

#/bin/bash
google-chrome --user-data-dir="/root/chrome-profile/"

Rember to call that script with root privelages!

$ gksu /root/start-chrome.sh

Answer 2

STEP 1： cd /opt/google/chrome

STEP 2: edit google-chrome file. gedit google-chrome

STEP 3： find this line: exec -a "$0" "$HERE/chrome" "$@".

Mostly this line is in the end of google-chrome file.

Comment it out like this : #exec -a "$0" "$HERE/chrome" "$@"

STEP 4：add a new line at the same place.

exec -a "$0" "$HERE/chrome" "$@" --user-data-dir

STEP 5: save google-chrome file and quit. And then you can use chrome as root user. Enjoy it!

Answer 3

First solution:
1. switch off Xorg access control: xhost +
2. Now start google chrome as normal user "anonymous" :
sudo -i -u anonymous /opt/google/chrome/chrome
3. When done browsing, re-enable Xorg access control:
xhost -
More info : Howto run google-chrome as root

Second solution:
1. Edit the file /opt/google/chrome/google-chrome
2. find exec -a "$0" "$HERE/chrome" "$@"
or exec -a "$0" "$HERE/chrome" "$PROFILE_DIRECTORY_FLAG" \ "$@"
3. change as
exec -a "$0" "$HERE/chrome" "$@" --user-data-dir ”/root/.config/google-chrome”

Third solution:
Run Google Chrome Browser as Root on Ubuntu Linux systems