diff -rU1 kate-23.08.2.orig/apps/lib/kateapp.cpp kate-23.08.2/apps/lib/kateapp.cpp
--- kate-23.08.2.orig/apps/lib/kateapp.cpp	2023-10-10 05:27:51.000000000 +0200
+++ kate-23.08.2/apps/lib/kateapp.cpp	2023-10-31 12:14:09.693601473 +0100
@@ -101,3 +101,3 @@
 #if !defined(Q_OS_WIN) && !defined(Q_OS_HAIKU)
-    // Prohibit using sudo or kdesu (but allow using the root user directly)
+    // Allow running Kate as root, but with a warning
     if (getuid() == 0) {
@@ -105,17 +105,4 @@
         bindtextdomain("kate", KDE_INSTALL_FULL_LOCALEDIR);
-        if (!qEnvironmentVariableIsEmpty("SUDO_USER")) {
-            auto message = kli18n(
-                "Running this editor with sudo can cause bugs and expose you to security vulnerabilities. "
-                "Instead use this editor normally and you will be prompted for elevated privileges when "
-                "saving documents if needed.");
-            std::cout << dgettext("kate", message.untranslatedText()) << std::endl;
-            exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-        } else if (!qEnvironmentVariableIsEmpty("KDESU_USER")) {
-            auto message = kli18n(
-                "Running this editor with kdesu can cause bugs and expose you to security vulnerabilities. "
-                "Instead use this editor normally and you will be prompted for elevated privileges when "
-                "saving documents if needed.");
-            std::cout << dgettext("kate", message.untranslatedText()) << std::endl;
-            exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-        }
+        std::cout << "THIS IS POTENTIALLY INSECURE!\nTo edit files as root please use:" << std::endl;
+        std::cout << "SUDO_EDITOR=kate sudoedit <file>" << std::endl;
     }