I'm not subscribed so please use reply-to-all SUMMARY: su-to-root from the menu package is a nasty hack that should be replaced by a mechinism managed by /etc/alternatives PREMISE: The decision of which User interface people see when running a X11 application that requires elevated privilages is a combination of system policy and user preference. A quick apt-cache search reveals several programs that can provide "run-as" functionality. su sux sudo gksu gksudo kdesu calife chiark-really While you could add cases for All of the above to su-to-root this is non-obvious to administrators while the alternatives system is quite obvious and exists pretty much for this purpose. There's also the issue of who knows what crazy stuff the SELinux people will come up with to handle their requirements. Basically what I'm suggesting is that the mechinism to get root access be selectable by the system administrator and user via alternatives in the same way x-www-browser. -- Grant Diffey aka "nevyn" http://www.computerbank.org.au/ http://melbourne.wireless.org.au/
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