a better option would be to use sudo. giving root password to every one can be hazardous. instead, using sudo you get root privileges to run programs with local user passwords. note: remember not to allow editors kind off stuff in sudo..
ritesh Quoting Jose Romildo Malaquias <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hello. > > Does anyone knows any tool that can be used to start > applications as user root. I am looking for a tool that > would ask for the root password and then launch an > application, like what happens when one runs Red Hat > configuration applications (like redhat-config-network) > as a normal user: a dailog window is open asking for > the root password and, which is accepted or rejected, > and then the application is run if accepted. > > Regards. > > Romildo > -- > Prof. José Romildo Malaquias [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Departamento de Computação [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Univ. Federal de Ouro Preto http://uber.com.br/romildo > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- Ritesh R. Sarraf "To learn, you've got to get your hands dirty." ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
