Re: Executing with root priviliges

[Goswin von Brederlow <brederlo@informatik.uni-tuebingen.de>]

Eduard Bloch <edi@gmx.de> writes:

> Moin Goswin!
> Goswin von Brederlow schrieb am Samstag, den 05. Juni 2004:
>
>> >  > So, my question is...is there, or should there be, some virtual
>> >  > package or system-wide or user-wide preference for gaining root
>> >  > priviliges under X11? What's the best current way to get this
>> >  > into the menu system with the least amount of pain for both
>> >  > the packager and the user?
>> 
>> Get all the root gaining mechanisms maintainers to sit together and
>> work out a common mechanism to register menu items that need root.
>> 
>> Some x-gain-root package that all mechanism and all root needing
>
> There is already the script su-to-root in the current menu package which
> does almost what you want - looking around and choosing a su-like
> program.
>
> Regards,
> Eduard.

Do you know if all the mentioned su-like programs mentioned are
supported?

MfG
        Goswin