In the gothic chambers of the underworld on Thu 20 Sep 2001 at 15:35 -0400,
Greer, Darren (MED) muttered darkly:
> Perhaps this question is more of an X issue that blackbox, but...
>
> I have a few apps that require root privileges. What would be the best
> way through the "menu" to have those apps prompt for the root password
> prior to running?
>
try sudo: http://www.courtesan.com/sudo/
with sudo you can avoid having to enter the password at all. also, have
a look at suauth(5).
cheers,
t.
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