[Za-pm] Perl/Tk As Root
DIRK KONRAD
dirkvanderwalt at webmail.co.za
Fri May 16 05:42:15 CDT 2003
OK,
So here's my FIRST stupid Question.
I've got this Perl/Tk script/app that does all sorts of magick. But I
first have to su to root and then run it as root from a shell.(It
manipulates some config files)
How can I go about doing it the way Mandrake does it, where if the
user clicks on the icon, it will pop-up a root password screen with
a message, and then, if successful, will run that script as root, but
still staying away from SUID.
If this app is to have mass appeal, this, for me is a must!
I Dont want to pop up a message telling the user Please open a
shell, SU to root and then type in /opt/foo/bar.pl
Much easier to tell them password Please <enter> and off you go.
Dirk
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