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@Sabastien
> nautilus (nor other gtk softwares) is not supposed to be used as superuser
* How do you manage file/directories as "superuser" without using a console?
* If Gtk-based file managers is not supposed to be used as superuser, why does XFCE Thunar has a root mode[1]?
* If (nor other gtk softwares) is not supposed to be used as superuser, why galternatives(software that manages the alternatives system), Gparted(software that manages disk partition table and file systems), Synaptic(software that manages APT package management system), Bleachbit(software that cleans up useless files including system directories),... ever exist?
* If Nautilus shouldn't be run as superuser, why does [this bug](https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-gnome/+bug/1405441 ) ever exist and even patched in upstream?

[1]http://pix.toile-libre.org/?img=1444137274.png

I'm appreciate for your triage, but this bug is in any perspective a
valid bug.

** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu)
       Status: Invalid => New

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1502706

Title:
  Nautilus failed to create $HOME/.config/nautilus when it is run as
  root when HOME=/root

Status in nautilus package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  As title, Nautilus failed to create $HOME/.config/nautilus when it is
  run as root when HOME=/root

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: nautilus 1:3.10.1-0ubuntu9.9
  Uname: Linux 4.1.4-ck1-1000hz-nehalem-preemptive-bfq-uksm-iommu-simplefb i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.15
  Architecture: i386
  CurrentDesktop: KDE
  Date: Mon Oct  5 04:37:45 2015
  GsettingsChanges:
   b'org.gnome.nautilus.list-view' b'use-tree-view' b'true'
   b'org.gnome.nautilus.list-view' b'default-column-order' b"['name', 'size', 'type', 'date_modified', 'date_accessed', 'owner', 'group', 'permissions', 'mime_type', 'where']"
  SourcePackage: nautilus
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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