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.

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