Running graphical programs as root

[Ahau @porteus.org]

If you're looking for a simple graphical su utility, try ktsuss
(http://code.google.com/p/ktsuss/) as well -- doesn't have the
dependencies of kdesu, gksu or zenity, and it's very small.

On Sat, May 5, 2012 at 3:03 PM, houghi <houghi at houghi.org> wrote:
> On Sat, May 05, 2012 at 03:48:55PM +0200, houghi wrote:
>> I would make that:
>> #!/bin/bash
>> pass=$(zenity --password);
>> echo $pass | sudo -S env HOME=$HOME $@
>
> I have an even better solution. It might depend on your version:
> houghi at penne : ssh -V
> OpenSSH_5.8p2, OpenSSL 1.0.0e 6 Sep 2011
>
> The reason I started looking was because with e.g. gvim, I would get a
> running gvim, even when I eneterd a wrong password. So I looked at the
> openssh man page and found the -A option.
>
> 1) A way of entering a password in a GUI. On my system there already is
> ssh-askpass installed at /usr/lib/ssh/ssh-askpass as well as
> x11-ssh-askpass. There also exists gnome-ssh-askpass which might look
> nicer. A KDE package exists as well.
> As an alternative you might want to make a bash script with the content:
> #!/bin/bash
> zenity --password
>
> 2) Add the following to the file /etc/sudo.conf (Make a new file if it
> does not yet exists)
>
> Path askpass /usr/lib/ssh/ssh-askpass
>
> Obviously the path to the filename will differ depending of the file.
> You can also set the enviroment SUDO_ASKPASS to whatever you desire. See
> the manpage of sudo for this.
>
> 3) Use the command line `sudo -A gvim`. The -A option is the askpass
> option.
>
>
> Advantage is that it will give you the password 3 times and you do not see
> the password when you type it. To make it complete what you could do is
> point to the following script that could be name e.g. sudo-for-X
>
> #!/bin/bash
> sudo -A $@ || zenity --warning --text="Wrong root password" --timeout=3
>
> As shortcut you use `sudo-for-X gvim --options`
>
> Again, for me it is importand that I can enter the wrong password once in
> a while and that nobody looks over my shoulder.
>
> houghi
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