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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: kdesu, kprocess and stdout
From:       Robert Hogan <robert () roberthogan ! net>
Date:       2006-01-09 20:34:18
Message-ID: 200601092034.19130.robert () roberthogan ! net
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On Friday 06 January 2006 19:36, Robert Hogan wrote:> On Thursday 05 January 2006 21:33, Thomas Friedrichsmeier wrote:> > > 1. I want to use kdesu and kprocess to run a process as root> > > 2. This process writes to /dev/stdout> > > 3. Kprocess is not able to read the output written to /dev/stdout (or> > > KProcess:stdout as kprocess sees it,  because it belongs to root).> >> > Use the "-t" option to kdesu.>> Unfortunately, the process is threaded so while deleting the KProcess in my> application kills 5583 below, the other children remain and can only be> killed by root.>> 5583 pts/2    Ss+    0:00 kdesu -t -c command>  5593 ?        Ss     0:01 command>  5594 ?        S      0:00 command>  5595 ?        S      0:00 command>> Is there a way around this?
Is that a 'No'? Has anyone dealt with something similar in the past and found a way around it?
I would be eternally grateful for any advice offered...
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