http://computernetworkingnotes.com/ubuntu-12-04-tips-and-tricks/how-to-run-chrome-as-root-user-in-ubuntu.html


1. gedit /opt/google/chrome/google-chrome


2. At the end of the file, add "--user-data-dir $HOME"

exec -a "$0" "$HERE/chrome"  "$PROFILE_DIRECTORY_FLAG" \
  "$@" --user-data-dir about:blank