On 14 Mar 2006, at 14:34, Joerg Barfurth wrote: > Calum Benson wrote: > >> "Current user" config: >> Shared Folders (could affect all users if run as root, though) > > So should there be a GUI to help invoke it as root ?
Good question. For this sort of app on Linux, we pop up a dialog that allows you to either enter an an administrative password, or continue with your current privileges. I'll have to check whether we're porting this behaviour to Solaris. >> "Computer" config: > >> StarOffice Printer Admin (can't remember whether you can run >> this as non-root or not... >> won't run for me at all just now) > > > You can run this both as non-root for yourself and as root for all > users. Ok, thanks... need to think about that one a bit more as well, then. Cheeri, Calum. -- CALUM BENSON, Usability Engineer Sun Microsystems Ireland mailto:calum.benson at sun.com Java Desktop System Team http://blogs.sun.com/calum +353 1 819 9771 Any opinions are personal and not necessarily those of Sun Microsystems
