I think that signing in again, or assuming a role should not be a function of this tool. It should be a function of the desktop. For example, in Trusted Extensions both the CDE and JDS desktops provide GUIs for role assumption. There is also a new JDS framework for running tools that require special privileges.
--Glenn John Beck wrote: >Glenn> I'm also curious how this tool can change its indentity anyway. >Glenn> Does it restart itself? > >Ann> I've seen this type of capability on MacOS, but will have to wait >Ann> for the NWAM engineers to comment on the feasibility and side >Ann> effects of such a feature on Solaris. > >The tool wouldn't change its identity; instead, as Ann's original text >suggested, one could 'sign in as a different user' or one could assume >a role with greater privileges, or whatever, and then the user in >question would exit the tool and restart it. > >-- John > >http://blogs.sun.com/jbeck >_______________________________________________ >nwam-discuss mailing list >nwam-discuss at opensolaris.org >http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/nwam-discuss > >
