77 def become_root():
78 """Become root and run this script as root. Tested on
Ubuntu 8.04 Live
79 and Kubuntu 7.10 Live
80 """
81 if os.getuid() != 0:
82 try:
83 os.execl("/usr/bin/gksu", "gksu",
os.path.abspath(sys.argv[0]))
84 except:
85 pass
86 try:
87 os.execl("/usr/bin/kdesu", "-u", "root", "-c",
88 os.path.abspath(sys.argv[0]))
89 except:
90 pass
91 if os.getuid() != 0:
92 error("Could not become root")
93 exit(1)
Source:
http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~probono/liveusb/main/annotate/11?file_id=liveusb.py-20080521140641-6qy8a3a46kl4k01c-53
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needs a .desktop file
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/267788
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