[opensuse] calling yast2 from xkce - no su prompt
Hi: Continuing to work on the system I've installed xfce on opensuse 10.2 An xfce menu for yast2 is available,. but when selected it doesn't prompt for the root password, and only offers a couple of modules. Its not possible to install software or configure anything. I'm setting this system up for someone who has never used linux before - I would like to provide him with the ability to conveniently add software and configure the system. Can the menu item be modified so that it prompts for the root password? Thanks, Gord -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
"Gordon J. Holtslander" <gordon.holtslander@usask.ca> writes:
Hi:
Continuing to work on the system I've installed xfce on opensuse 10.2
An xfce menu for yast2 is available,. but when selected it doesn't prompt for the root password, and only offers a couple of modules. Its not possible to install software or configure anything.
I'm setting this system up for someone who has never used linux before - I would like to provide him with the ability to conveniently add software and configure the system.
Can the menu item be modified so that it prompts for the root password?
It should be - please open a bugreport (see bugs.opensuse.org for details). If you have a fix for it as well that would be excellent ;-) Andreas -- Andreas Jaeger, Director Platform/openSUSE, aj@suse.de SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nürnberg) Maxfeldstr. 5, 90409 Nürnberg, Germany GPG fingerprint = 93A3 365E CE47 B889 DF7F FED1 389A 563C C272 A126
On Friday 27 July 2007, Gordon J. Holtslander wrote:
Hi:
Continuing to work on the system I've installed xfce on opensuse 10.2
An xfce menu for yast2 is available,. but when selected it doesn't prompt for the root password, and only offers a couple of modules. Its not possible to install software or configure anything.
I'm setting this system up for someone who has never used linux before - I would like to provide him with the ability to conveniently add software and configure the system.
Can the menu item be modified so that it prompts for the root password?
Thanks,
Gord
============= Gord, According to where SuSE keeps their files, you can edit the desktop icon located in /usr/share/applications for that item to add a root login. Just edit the icon's text by right clicking to open with an editor. Zenwalk uses the above location, but I'm don't remember where SuSE puts things for XFCE4. You can also, right click on the panel to add the item there making it call for root login. Just use "gksu <program name> to bring up the root password requestor. You could also use that command from a shell while in XFCE4. Hope that helps. Lee -- --- KMail 1.9.7--- Zenwalk v4.6.1 - Linux 2.6.22 --- Registered Linux User #225206 "Well dip me in axle grease and call me slick!" ...Cars -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On July 27, 2007 7:20:02 am BandiPat wrote:
On Friday 27 July 2007, Gordon J. Holtslander wrote:
Hi:
Continuing to work on the system I've installed xfce on opensuse 10.2
An xfce menu for yast2 is available,. but when selected it doesn't prompt for the root password, and only offers a couple of modules. Its not possible to install software or configure anything.
I'm setting this system up for someone who has never used linux before - I would like to provide him with the ability to conveniently add software and configure the system.
Can the menu item be modified so that it prompts for the root password?
Thanks,
Gord
============= Gord, According to where SuSE keeps their files, you can edit the desktop icon located in /usr/share/applications for that item to add a root login. Just edit the icon's text by right clicking to open with an editor. Zenwalk uses the above location, but I'm don't remember where SuSE puts things for XFCE4. You can also, right click on the panel to add the item there making it call for root login. Just use "gksu <program name> to bring up the root password requestor. You could also use that command from a shell while in XFCE4.
Hope that helps.
Lee
I've had no success with gksu. Does anyone know what package and repository it is in? When I do a search for gksu from yast's software management I am given the package: python-gnome-extras I installed python-gnome-extras, however it doesn't appear to include a gksu binary, but installs a folder labelled gksu. A package listing rpm -ql python-gnome-extras | grep gksu gives: pp0000b4c56400:/home/vasu/temp # rpm -ql python-gnome-extras | grep gksu /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/gtk-2.0/gksu /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/gtk-2.0/gksu/__init__.py /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/gtk-2.0/gksu/__init__.pyc If I call gksu I get this error message: vasu@pp0000b4c56400:~/temp> gksu bash: gksu: command not found vasu@pp0000b4c56400:~/temp> which gksu vasu@pp0000b4c56400:~/temp> gksu yast2 bash: gksu: command not found Any suggestions? -- Gordon J. Holtslander Dept. of Biology gordon.holtslander@usask.ca University of Saskatchewan Tel 306 966-4433 112 Science Place Fax 306 966-4461 Saskatoon SK., CANADA homepage.usask.ca/~gjh289 S7N 5E2 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
* Gordon J. Holtslander <gordon.holtslander@usask.ca> [07-27-07 13:07]:
I've had no success with gksu. Does anyone know what package and repository it is in?
When I do a search for gksu from yast's software management I am given the package: python-gnome-extras
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