[arch-general] gksudo - Was: Re: gparted cant take root priviliges

13 Jul 2014

      Hi,

should gksudo be able to open a GUI for another user without the need to
take care about the client authentication?

        $ gksudo --help
        GKsu version 2.0.2

        Usage: gksudo [-u <user>] [options] <command>

        [snip]

        --login, -l
            Make this a login shell. Beware this may cause
            problems with the Xauthority magic. Run xhost
            to allow the target user to open windows on your
            display!

        [snip]

There's no "Xauthority magic". If I use gksudo _without_ the "login"
option, there nevertheless is the need to use xhost.

https://mailman.archlinux.org/pipermail/arch-general/2014-July/036833.html

Regards,
Ralf

[arch-general] gksudo - Was: Re: gparted cant take root priviliges

Ralf Mardorf