On Fri, May 02, 2003 at 05:45:58PM -0400, Randy Duran wrote: > n Thu, 2003-05-01 at 18:25, Walter Reed wrote: > > <snipped> > > > I WILL agree that some things could be a little easier in Debian or > > other flavors of Linux. For example it would be nice to have a GUI > > root-wrapper that could be accessed via the standard menu like the "Run > > Program...", or maybe even just a checkbox option to Run Program that > > does the "su" thang. It would also be nice if admin level apps would > > just ASK for the root password if needed, and continue on. > > > The bottom line, though, is that it's just not that hard to do it with > > the existing methods. In fact, it's MUCH faster and easier to just open > > a term window and /bin/su and do your stuff than to logout, login as > > root, do stuff, then logout again, and re-login as a normal user as the > > "pro-root-login" camp is pushing. The "root IS my normal user" camp is > > just too loopy to even address here. > > <more snipped> > > There are utilities in gnome 2 (in sid at least, I don't have a sarge > box handy to check if it's there too) that already do what you just > described. See the gnomesu package. > > Figure I might as well toss my 2cents, I for one, think the system menu > for the console should be enabled by default, with Allowroot login > turned off by default. that way at least the the people who (feel the) > need to log in as root at the console can through the extra step of > enabling it if they choose. I thought Linux/Unix was supposed to allow > you to shoot yourself in the foot? :)
As the configuration item in the system menu needs the root password, only people with the root password can shoot themselves in the foot. That said, i can understand that some would not want the shutdown/reboot items to be available to everyone, especially on multi-user boxes. Friendly, Sven Luther
