Re: [gtkmm] Linux User Authentication

[Paul Davis <paul linuxaudiosystems com>]

>I don't know if  here is the right place to ask for this, but I'm
>doing gtkmm application and want to know if there are some docs and
>tutorials about linux user authentication i.e. how to see if the user
>who started my application is root and if he isn't, how to ask him for
>password and so on.

its not the right place to ask.

this is a large and substantial area of programming, and you should
consult general Unix and POSIX mailing lists, books, etc. at the very
least, start by using google.

--p