On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 10:42:59PM +0000, Patrick Schleizer wrote: > Bill Allombert: > > On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 12:46:25PM +0000, Patrick Schleizer wrote: > >> Package: menu > >> Severity: wishlist > >> > >> Dear maintainer! > >> > >> Please consider the following patch. > >> > >> It improves SU_TO_ROOT_X auto detection code. It prefers kdesudo > >> (because it's more modern, supports /etc/sudoers.d etc.) and gksudo over > >> gksu. > > > > Hello Patrick, > > > > Not all Debian systems are set up to allow users to use sudo. > > As far as I understand, kdesudo only work on such system, > > thus it cannot be prefered to kdesu. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Even if not disallowed. Even without any custom sudoers settings, this > patch would work? No disadvantages by it? > > kdesudo works on any system. "sudo apt-get install kdesudo", that's it. > No special settings required. And if one would not have it installed, > su-to-root would act as it does now. No difference then.
I just tested kdesudo and gksudo and they certainly do not work if the user is not allowed to use sudo, but is allowed to use su. Are you seeing something different ? Cheers, Bill. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
