Philip Ganchev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Ideally, you should not have to type "sudo". If a command requires > privileges, the user should be able to type the command and be asked > for the password. If she does not give the right password, the > command is not executed.
Yes. That is the best way. Isaac Dupree <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > indeed, most programs will respond at least to --help without requiring > root permissions for anything... Then don't ask for a password when the command is --help > and generally I agree, I don't want to run something with sudo unless I > want to. I don't like it when something asks "password?" and I don't > know why / what it wants the permissions for. That's why it will also post a message saying that you need root permissions to do what you're trying to do. It should be tied to actions, not to programs. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace _______________________________________________ Fish-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fish-users
