How do I launch a GUI app as root every time without going into terminal?

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How do I launch a GUI app as root every time without going into terminal?

I currently have a GUI app that needs to run as root. I want to set the icon/shortcut/alias to execute the whole sudo /applications/appname.app/.... automatically when I click on it, rather than going into terminal each time and typing the whole thing out... How can I do this?

Thanks!

Mac mini, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2), 2.3 GHz i7 16GB 1600 DDR3

Posted on Feb 7, 2013 3:41 PM

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Niel

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Feb 7, 2013 3:48 PM in response to Boredtech

Open the AppleScript Editor in the /Applications/Utilities/ folder and save a script such as:

do shell script "open /Applications/Safari.app" with administrator privileges

as an application.

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