Run application window in su mode

liaty · 07-25-2006, 05:12 AM

Is there an app, similar to the run app window which starts on <ALT F2> which will allow to run apps as root. I.E. one that asks for the root password in a popup window?

ethics · 07-25-2006, 05:15 AM

which DE are you using? dont they (atleast KDE) have an option to run as root in the <ALT+F2> app?

You could always login as root in a terminal and execute the command.

liaty · 07-25-2006, 05:31 AM

gnome. I want it more for things like switching xgl on and off etc. Like when you go into software installer (yast on sue) a window pops up asking for root password. Then anythng you do in yast after that executes in su mode.

ethics · 07-25-2006, 05:41 AM

http://xsu.sourceforge.net/

gnomesu any good?

liaty · 07-25-2006, 05:48 AM

Trying to get away from using console. Looks like I've found a new project.

ethics · 07-25-2006, 06:10 AM

why do you need the consle for gnomesu?

assign it to a hotkey in gnome (or add to menu/taskbar), press hotkey, type in command and password, hey presto.

liaty · 07-25-2006, 07:18 AM

Terminal sorry. I have shell scrips to start stop xgl. They have to be executed as su. So at the moment I open terminal, su to root and then run command. OK, it doesn't take that much effort. But it would be nice to have an icon for starting/stopping. Click on, enter password, that's it.
Also might be handy for other apps needing root privaliges.

ethics · 07-25-2006, 07:52 AM

i'm not on a Linux system right now but what does the gnomesu manual say? maybe you could do

Code:

gnomesu <program>

and it would just want a password. then you can put that in a script and call that from a menu.... or depending on the menu, just call the command directly

liaty · 07-25-2006, 08:49 AM

No man page, but the suggested above works like a charm. Just the job thanks.