-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi This time I have a question ;) I quite often package up apps that have to run as root (e.g. smart, aptitude, ...), including console applications. I almost always add a .desktop file to have it appear in the users' menu (even though it's a console app). Now, my question... For KDE I found out somehow (it's not documented *anywhere*) that when you add the following two lines to your .desktop file, it will prompt the user to enter the root password (using kdesu) and then run as root: X-KDE-SubstituteUID=true X-KDE-Username=root Is this the right way to do it ? And what about GNOME ? Given the X-KDE- prefix, it only applies to KDE. What tags do I have to add to a .desktop file to force an "su" (gnomesu, whatever) to the root user? James, you should know that .. ? ;) cheers - -- -o) Pascal Bleser http://linux01.gwdg.de/~pbleser/ /\\ <pascal.bleser@skynet.be> <guru@unixtech.be> _\_v The more things change, the more they stay insane. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFDY4iFr3NMWliFcXcRAkN+AJ91/jw49gcxYvc2AGFir5RSxrenAwCgl8bI U7Y5n0wI2JcGnzGTNEf1wNU= =NoUf -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----