Hi Martin, Is there some sort of logic possible with a combination of suid-root and seccomp? I think if we probe devices via solid, that'll need to have a QApplication instantiated and we'd have to drop root privileges before we init that.
Thanks, Boudhayan Freundliche Grüße Boudhayan Gupta KDE e.V. - Sysadmin and Community Working Groups +49 151 71032970 On 22 February 2017 at 23:22, gregor.mi.sw <codestr...@posteo.org> wrote: > On 22.02.2017 23:17, Emmanuel Pescosta wrote: >> 2017-02-22 22:42 GMT+01:00 Martin Steigerwald <mar...@lichtvoll.de >> <mailto:mar...@lichtvoll.de>>: >> >> I wonder whether it makes sense to make it a more generic format tool >> that can >> also format USB sticks. Then it may make sense to give it a more generic >> name. >> >> >> This sounds like a good idea! >> >> ... and a great opportunity for Dolphin. Maybe we can integrate it nicely >> into Dolphin >> e.g. by providing context menu actions for removable/floppy devices, so >> that a user >> can easily format her pen drive. >> >> Cheers, >> Emmanuel > > Great idea :). For some time now I am looking for an intuitive tool which I > can show novice users to format an USB stick or external harddrive. > > Gregor
