A user needs to run a specific application as root. I have finally
convinced him not to run the whole desktop as root, but now he must precede the command to run the application with "sudo -i". Is there a way to configure the system not to require the "sudo -i" for this particular application? I know that I can remove the need for a password for sudo, but that does not help as he still needs to give the proper environment with "-i". Yes, I am aware that there probably is "a better way" but I am trying to get this user into the better habit of not running the desktop as root. My current idea is to add $HOME/.bin to his path, then mask the command with a bash script that simply calls "sudo -i" before calling the original command. I would disable sudo passwords for his account. Any other ideas? -- Dotan Cohen http://bido.com http://what-is-what.com -- ubuntu-users mailing list [hidden email] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
Hi Dotan
This is a cheeky one, but i hope it may do the job for you. You can define an alias for the command required to run the application in the users home directory profile for that particular application. #vi .profile alias <application command>='sudo <application command> :wq ask the user to log out and log in again. This may solve the issue HTH Karan Dotan Cohen wrote: > A user needs to run a specific application as root. I have finally > convinced him not to run the whole desktop as root, but now he must > precede the command to run the application with "sudo -i". > > Is there a way to configure the system not to require the "sudo -i" > for this particular application? I know that I can remove the need for > a password for sudo, but that does not help as he still needs to give > the proper environment with "-i". > > Yes, I am aware that there probably is "a better way" but I am trying > to get this user into the better habit of not running the desktop as > root. > > My current idea is to add $HOME/.bin to his path, then mask the > command with a bash script that simply calls "sudo -i" before calling > the original command. I would disable sudo passwords for his account. > Any other ideas? > > > -- ubuntu-users mailing list [hidden email] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 11:12 AM, Dotan Cohen <[hidden email]> wrote:
> A user needs to run a specific application as root. I have finally > convinced him not to run the whole desktop as root, but now he must > precede the command to run the application with "sudo -i". Sounds like this is what you guys need: http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/unix-bsd-linux-setuid-file/ -- Hal -- ubuntu-users mailing list [hidden email] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
On Thu, 2010-04-22 at 11:28 -0400, Hal Burgiss wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 11:12 AM, Dotan Cohen <[hidden email]> wrote: > > A user needs to run a specific application as root. I have finally > > convinced him not to run the whole desktop as root, but now he must > > precede the command to run the application with "sudo -i". > > Sounds like this is what you guys need: > > http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/unix-bsd-linux-setuid-file/ Setting a programme 'setuid' to root is an extreme action, and should not be done without a full analysis of the risks. Instead, perhaps it would be enough to: (1) set /etc/sudoers to allow the user to run this application without a password; (2) creating a menu item to launch it as'gksu -S /path/to/application' ..C.. -- ubuntu-users mailing list [hidden email] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
my broad band speed fluctiates like crazy was wondering if there is a widgget or some such that could sit on the corner of the screen that will show the current download/upload speed???????? Bob -- ubuntu-users mailing list [hidden email] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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> my broad band speed fluctiates like crazy was wondering if there is a > widgget or some such that could sit on the corner of the screen that will > show the current download/upload speed???????? > > > Bob > > there's one in KDE -- ubuntu-users mailing list [hidden email] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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Is there any ways to completly remove apache installation from source code in ubuntu?? Karan -- ubuntu-users mailing list [hidden email] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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I'm running Kubuntu and KDE where is it???? I have looked and looked. have found several to "Test" the connection but I'm looking for a real time continous readout', sort of like the speedometer on a car. thanks Bob On Thu, 22 Apr 2010, Karan Grover wrote: > Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:55:46 +0530 > From: Karan Grover <[hidden email]> > Reply-To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions" > <[hidden email]> > To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions" > <[hidden email]> > Subject: Re: widget for broadband speed > > [hidden email] wrote: >> my broad band speed fluctiates like crazy was wondering if there is a >> widgget or some such that could sit on the corner of the screen that will >> show the current download/upload speed???????? >> >> >> Bob >> >> > there's one in KDE > > -- > ubuntu-users mailing list > [hidden email] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users > -- ubuntu-users mailing list [hidden email] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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Thank you Kevin, Hal, and C for the ideas. I will experiment with them
and see what I can come up with. -- Dotan Cohen http://bido.com http://what-is-what.com -- ubuntu-users mailing list [hidden email] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
Dotan Cohen wrote:
> Thank you Kevin, Hal, and C for the ideas. I will experiment with them > and see what I can come up with. > > > cheers mate. It was Karan :) -- ubuntu-users mailing list [hidden email] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 11:55 AM, C de-Avillez <[hidden email]> wrote:
> On Thu, 2010-04-22 at 11:28 -0400, Hal Burgiss wrote: >> On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 11:12 AM, Dotan Cohen <[hidden email]> wrote: >> > A user needs to run a specific application as root. I have finally >> > convinced him not to run the whole desktop as root, but now he must >> > precede the command to run the application with "sudo -i". >> >> Sounds like this is what you guys need: >> >> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/unix-bsd-linux-setuid-file/ > > Setting a programme 'setuid' to root is an extreme action, and should > not be done without a full analysis of the risks. There is some risk in everything, so yes, don't do something stupid. I have 43 programs on my system that are suid root (all from Ubuntu), including things like the beep command, so there is a place for non-root users to run things as root. I'll leave it to the OP to decide the risks vs benefits. -- Hal -- ubuntu-users mailing list [hidden email] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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> cheers mate.
> > It was Karan :) > Oops, sorry! Well, I've been called worse! -- Dotan Cohen http://bido.com http://what-is-what.com -- ubuntu-users mailing list [hidden email] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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Dotan Cohen wrote:
> Thank you Kevin, Hal, and C for the ideas. I will experiment with them > and see what I can come up with. I think you can do what you want just by editing /etc/sudoers but I don't have time to check, sorry. Cheers, Dave -- ubuntu-users mailing list [hidden email] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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