Date: Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:32:31 +0100 From: Stevan Tiefert <stevan-tiefert@kabelmail.de> To: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Subject: Re: gksu not working [SOLVED] Message-ID: <1260145951.19800.1.camel@x1-6-00-0b-6a-2d-e9-9d.search.b.superkabel.de> In-Reply-To: <1260119132.75814.18.camel@x1-6-00-0b-6a-2d-e9-9d.search.b.superkabel.de> References: <1260119132.75814.18.camel@x1-6-00-0b-6a-2d-e9-9d.search.b.superkabel.de>
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Am Sonntag, den 06.12.2009, 18:05 +0100 schrieb Stevan Tiefert: > Hello list, > > I want to execute some applications as root and I wanted to use gksu or > gksudo for doing it. When I executed 'gksu gedit' the dialog for > entering the password is coming up and after entering the password > nothing happens. In a gnome-terminal gksu has to be Ctrl+C'ed to return > back to prompt, because there was no respond. The man page of gksu is > very old (2003). On the official-website of gksu a message notifies that > gksu is replaced by PolicyKit. Is gksu working at all or is there > another tool to do this task under gnome? > > With regards > Stevan Tiefert > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-gnome > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-gnome-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > Thanks to Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com>. His hint for security/libgnomesu was very helpful! The problem with gksu is not solved, but with gnomesu I have a working alternative!
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