Re: su for dummies

[Jonas De Vuyst <jonas devuyst advalvas be>]

On 21 Feb 2001 11:54:41 -0800, William Kendrick wrote:
> > Obiously we need a "become root" dialog!
> 
> Can't you do this with a simple shell or Perl script?

It could be done with a simple shell or Perl script but I'd prefer not
to have to install all of that. I just want to give people a CD and
install it themselves ;-).

Another thing your solution lacks is the ability to switch users while a
program is running. e.g. in Nautilus I'd sometimes like to change the
effective user. Of course it's easyer said then done I suppose. The
dialog would have to be ran in a new process as Gtk doesn't like SUID.
(Disclaimer: I've never programmed for UNIX or Gnome).

- Jonas