Am 31.10.2010 06:57, schrieb Jimmy Johnson: > 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. :-( > Thanks for the answer, I hope you will find a solution. I love the trinity project and I will work with this KDE. Best wishes bernd