Bernd Müffeler wrote:
> Am 30.10.2010 01:09, schrieb Jimmy Johnson:
>> David Hare wrote:
>>> I have tested various workarounds for getting GUI stuff as root
>>> (without enabling sudo) for the past week.  Some Debian users are not
>>> comfortable with sudo at all (especially if configured for root access
>>> without password) and prefer the root password to be required for
>>> administration.
>>>
>>> I have now settled on a workable solution with Trinity.
>>>
>>> Using:
>>>
>>> kdesu <kdeapp> --nonewdcop
>>>
>>> with the configs I posted earlier has not failed once. (must create
>>> file kdesurc and purge kdesudo-trinity)
>>>
>>> It seems the user's dcop and/or klauncher crashes if/when root gets a
>>> new dcop. I don't know why, when I used sudo initially, that did not
>>> happen.
>>>
>>> I edited the menu with a new "root apps" section (konq, kwrite, kuser)
>>> configured like that, with "run as different user" unchecked so can
>>> now use terminal, run box or menu.
>>>
>>> Non-trinity, gtk apps (synaptic, gparted, zenity) I had problems with
>>> before seem fixed by adding to ~/.bashrc:
>>>
>>> export XAUTHORITY=$HOME/.Xauthority
>>>
>>> Needed reboot (or relogin) to register that. Don't know if that has
>>> security issues but it works.
>>>
>>> I can now open, error-free, as root from terminal or via custom 
>>> script with:
>>>
>>> dbus-launch <gtk-app>
>>>
>>> That will not work for trinity apps.
>>>
>>> sux gives the same problem as kdesu without --nonewdcop; can't use
>>> that (for Trinity apps) now but never mind
>>
>>
>> I now have a recipe too, of course I have only tested this with 
>> Squeeze and have been using it since yesterday and it seems to work 
>> perfect.
>>
>> Using synaptic Install:
>>
>> gksu
>> gksu-polkit
>> sudo
>>
>> And completely Remove:
>>
>> kdesudo
>> kdesudo-trinity
>> sudo-trinity
>>
>> As "User" run 'gksu-properties' and change "su" to "sudo" and you 
>> will always be prompted for a password when you need elevated 
>> privileges.
>>
> At first it was a good idea. But there is no packet gksu-polkit in 
> Debian Lenny.

No, but 'gksu-properties' still works, just not as expected.


> And when you will remove sudo-trinity he will remove also a many 
> packets from trinity.

Installing sudo will remove sudo-trinity, but things in Lenny are not 
working as expected.


> So you have no change with this workaround under Debian Lenny, sorry.
> Best wishes
> bernd


I just now installed Lenny with trinity and I will see what I can do, 
right now nothing is working as expected. :-(

-- 
Jimmy Johnson

Debian Lenny - Trinity KDE 3.5 at sda9
Registered Linux User #380263