Re: Run dialog & gnomesu

[Mike Martin <redtuxxx yahoo co uk>]

 --- Andrew Sobala <aes gnome org> wrote: > On Tue, 2003-03-25 at
19:08, MArk Finlay wrote:
> > > Some list I don't know about (where?), or a general mental
> list?
> > 
> > From havoc's "2.4 features to consider"
> > 
> > "kill off remaining occasional need to run a whole session as
> root
> >    in order to avoid the command line. e.g. an aspect of this is
> a way
> >    to launch nautilus in "root mode" (and be sure it's sane for
> that,
> >    e.g. doesn't leave metadata files in system directories).
> right now 
> >    to manage files as root graphically you have to start a root
> >    session. Then, configure gdm to disallow root login by
> default."
> > 
> > I assume it would have to extend to the menus/run dialog too to
> be
> > useful?
> 
> Ah, I forgot about that. Of course, someone needs to actually sit
> down
> and write the code for any of these to actually happen.

May be wrong here, but doesn't RH do pretty much this as regards the
system utilities (eg: print setup), couldnt this be modified



> -- 
> Andrew Sobala <aes gnome org>
> 
> "If we eventually have the ubercool component system - based on
> Bonobo, or
> something else - then great, we can then proxy it over IIOP, D-BUS,
> SOAP,
> and morse code." -- hp
> 
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