Re: bonobo-process

[Ian Peters <itp ximian com>]

On Thu, Jun 07, 2001 at 07:25:28PM +0200, Dietmar Maurer wrote:
> Ian Peters wrote:
> >
> > 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.
> 
> Please can you give me a usage scenario (because I cant imagine why it is essential)? And
> why is it common to run things as root? I normally run programs as normal user.

Think about:

- Machine configuration programs (gdm, Ximian Setup Tools, etc)

- Software management (Red Carpet, GnoRPM, etc)

Like I said, the most common case is needing to execute things as the
root user to have permission to make modifications.

Although, I could see this being useful with databases, for example,
where things need be run as the pgsql user or whatever...

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