Re: [Vala] Execute command as root

[Arkadi Viner <arkashkin gmail com>]

I am very interested in how to do that too....
The program I am writing needs to modify system files and I hope some one
will answer your question...

On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 11:38 PM, Brian Vidal <dael99 gmail com> wrote:

> but how could I do that??
>
> i've read that gksu will have a D-bus interface (or something) in Vala.
>
> But, if I want to develop something that needs to modify system settings,
> how can i do that now.
>
> e.g.: modifying the sources list
>
> or copy files to /usr/bin directory.
>
>
> I want to avoid users to have to start the app from a command line and type
> sudo appname.
> I want, when the app is started, give the user the choice to desist from
> the
> changes, and exit. Otherwise, ask the password and act.
>
> 2009/8/28 David Keijser <keijser gmail com>
>
> > 2009/8/28 Brian Vidal <dael99 gmail com>:
> >  > I really need to execute commands trough gksu
> > > I'm developing a GTK based app, so i can't use spawn... sudo.
> > > Maybe could there be a way to ask for password and pass to sudo??
> > >
> > > Any ideas?
> > > --
> > > Brian Vidal
> > >
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> >
> > hmm, you mean gksu does not suite you for some reason?
> > it's a GObject library so getting bindings should be easy.
>
>
>
> --
> Brian Vidal
>
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