Bill Allombert: > 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.
You're right! Covering that case in the updated patch. Commit: https://github.com/adrelanos/menu/commit/6626a5c6e7364c8cd26ae20dfb04962743fe9fbe Branch: https://github.com/adrelanos/menu/tree/kdesudo_gksudo_2 Pull request: https://github.com/adrelanos/menu/pull/2 Cheers, Patrick -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
