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- From: ab@nova.cc.purdue.edu (Allen B)
- Subject: Re: su File Viewer
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- Organization: Purdue University
- References: <BxLvqp.B5o@newcastle.ac.uk>
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 15:05:03 GMT
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- In article <BxLvqp.B5o@newcastle.ac.uk> S.A.McIntyre@durham.ac.uk writes:
- >
- > Since I, like no doubt many others, don't like logging in as root more
- > often than necessary...
- >
- > Is there any way of launching a FileViewer with setuid root privs?
- >
- > If it doesn't exist, maybe it should.
-
- It certainly should. I might be the numero uno complainer
- in this field. Everytime I get a program that tells me to
- log in as root to install it, it drives me crazy. Since I
- actually have installed >every< program in the Archives
- on my machine at one time or another, this comes up a lot. :-)
-
- I'd like an "su" choice on the Workspace menu that
- prompts for the root password. Once you're su'd, it
- should act like you're root for any new programs you start
- as well as in the File Viewer. If you hit su again, it should
- confirm and then drop you back to yourself (and probably
- Quit all the programs you started graphically).
-
- I realize there are details that would take some thought
- and decisions to work out, but I'd really appreciate this
- feature!
-
- ab
-