On Sun, 2003-04-27 at 09:34, Randy Duran wrote: > I like the way the synaptic package does it. It calls "gksu -u root > <command>" When You click on it a pretty gui pops up asking you for the > root password. Simple, and straightforwad. If you don't know the > password, you can't use it. > > > Regards, > Randy >
What I actually prefer is the way aptitude does it ( at least when I can get it to install!). It allows a normal user to start the program and play without worrying about damaging anything. If I request is made by the user to install/upgrade/etc it then asks for the root password. SeeYa digger
