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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: kdesu default super-user-command
From:       Oswald Buddenhagen <ossi () kde ! org>
Date:       2007-11-22 19:48:09
Message-ID: 20071122194809.GA26640 () ugly ! local
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On Thu, Nov 22, 2007 at 07:45:47PM +0100, Thomas Friedrichsmeier wrote:
> On Thursday 22 November 2007, Oswald Buddenhagen wrote:
> > errm, no. in sudo you can also specify which command line arguments to
> > permit.
> 
> Yeah, except the "real" command is written to kdesu_stub's stdin, not passed 
> as a command-line option. I don't think sudo can handle *that*.
> 
oops. that should be reconsidered. wanna take a look?

> > > but what if you want to install something?)
> >
> > if you allow *that*, you can allow anything.
> 
> Exactly. But that happens to be my primary usecase for kdesu.
> 
hey, kcm_kdm also needs it. :)
anyway, i suppose sudo simply isn't the right default choice, indeed.

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