https://www.shafiq.in/zh/tags/vlc/ Recent content in Vlc on Shafiq Alibhai Hugo zh-CN © 2009-2026 All rights reserved. Mon, 18 May 2020 09:59:54 +0000 https://www.shafiq.in/zh/blog/how-to-run-vlc-player-as-root-user/ Mon, 18 May 2020 09:59:54 +0000 https://www.shafiq.in/zh/blog/how-to-run-vlc-player-as-root-user/ <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code class="language-bash" data-lang="bash"><span class="line"><span class="cl">sed -i <span class="s1">&#39;s/geteuid/getppid/&#39;</span> /usr/bin/vlc</span></span></code></pre></div><p><strong>Explanation:</strong> The initialization script check if the UID is equals to zero. Zero is reserved for the root user. Using <code>sed</code> to replace <code>geteuid</code> for <code>getppid</code> fools the initialization script because it is always <code>&gt; 0</code>.</p> <p>While running the VLC as root is not recommended, it works. Be aware of the risks and obviously do not do it for production environments.</p>