I have a problem executing sudo from fuxbox menu.
[exec] (label) {sudo gvim} - doesn't work. Sudo just returns 1, gvim is not started.
[exec] (label) {xterm -e sudo gvim} - works fine
I've tried using full path, like /usr/bin/sudo but nothing.
The /etc/sudoers file seems to be correctly configured:
user ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL
I can use sudo from shell with no problems.
I've run out of ideas of what the problem could be.
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
I have Fedora 10 installed.

Thanx,
Vax.

try gksudo.

OK, thanks.
But what's wrong with sudo?

Thanx,
Vax.

sudo is for the command line. gksu (or gksudo, they are identical) is for GUI applications.

Does the OP realize how dangerous having in the /etc/sudoers file is? This essentially gives the user root privledges without having the benefit of a password.

I am not trying to be harsh by making this comment, but I want to be sure those who read this post are reminded that the bad habits Microsoft encouraged with Windows are not carried over into the Linux community. There MUST be a clear separation of authority between the root user and unpriviledged users on *nix platforms. You can say "it's my box, I'll take the risk", but that starts and spreads a bad habit.

Yes, please never do this This was posted just to show that sudo should work fine. However, it doesn't work from the fluxbox menu.
No matter whether I try to sudo gvim (gui) or sudo shutdown (text).
It works fine from the console, but not from the fluxbox menu.
I've seen a number of posts about adding "sudo shutdown" to the menu, but it just wouldn't work in my case. Looks like sudo needs a terminal.

Thanx,
Vax.

Just to let you know, it works fine for me. Slackware 12.1, Fluxbox 1.1.1

So, I really can't be of help, other than suggesting that it may not *necessarily* be a fb issue.

Have you tried creating a script and then seeing if the script will run from the menu?

cheers,

A script can be run from the menu, but sudo still won't work from the script either.

Well, it's been a while since I've used Fedora, but in googling and browsing a bunch of threads using some search terms relevant to your problem, I'm wondering if the issue might have something to do with SELinux.

Now, I obviously don't *know* this for a fact, but I do know that that beast was often the cause of what I deemed to be minor, unrelated issues that often had me pulling my hair out.

In other words, if you disable SELinux, does your menu item work?

cheers,

Thanks a lot for taking time to search for a solution to my problem, but unfortunately, disabling SELinux didn't help. It was one of the things I tried first. As far as I can remember, I've had no problems with sudo menu items in blackbox with RedHat 9 and Fedora 3. But now, with Fedora 10, it seems to need a terminal. The "xterm -e sudo something" works fine, but just "sudo something" doesn't from the menu.

Thanks,
Vax.