Ann Sunhachawee wrote: >> >> > > If there are already tools available for changing roles, then I think > NWAM should provide a way to get at it. Otherwise we make the user > fish for that UI or CLI, if they do have config privileges under > another role. > This will be a standard feature of the Java Desktop System. The technology is known as GTK+ Authorization Library and is described externally at http://www.nongnu.org/gksu .
The Solaris version is futher described in LSARC case 2006/348. See http://sac.sfbay.sun.com/Archives/CaseLog/arc/LSARC/2006/348/proposal.txt A similar technology is already included in Solaris Trusted Extensions. --Glenn
