Re: bonobo-process

[Ian Peters <itp ximian com>]

On Thu, Jun 07, 2001 at 05:36:28PM +0200, Dietmar Maurer wrote:
> > Maybe something simple like a conversation param:
> > "exec:ls;user=root;sequence=mypass:mysmartcardid:myrandomnumbergeneratorgadgetid"
> 
> I agree that it is sometimes useful to exec things as another user, but most times
> you do not need such features. And storing a plain text root password in the moniker
> string isn't very secure.

Executing as another user is essential, but since the common case is
to run things as root, we definitely need a better scheme than
expressing the password like this.

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