Package: kdm
Version: 4:4.4.5-7
Tags: patch
A quick-and-dirty fix would be to simply launch something like "kdesu kcmshell4
kdm" from the kdm settings dialog if we are not root:
#include <QProcess>
if (geteuid() != 0) {
// launch kdesu, workaround until KDE 4.5 for debian bugs
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QProcess kdesu_process;
kdesu_process.startDetached("/usr/lib/kde4/libexec/kdesu",QStringList("/usr/share/kde4/apps/kdm/kdmconfig_root.sh"));
}
content of /usr/share/kde4/apps/kdm/kdmconfig_root.sh:
#!/bin/sh
[ $(id -u) -eq 0 ] && kcmshell4 kdm
The id check is necessary because if a user presses the ignore button another
kdm-settings would be launched which asks him for the root password again.
Code status: This code is not yet tested inside kdm-config, only inside a demo
qt application, because I have no experience with patching and building kdm. If
you think it is good I can test it further. The shell script was tested as root
and non-root with dash and bash.
I tagged this "patch" because it is probably only a few lines away from being a
real patch. If you think the tagging is wrong, please remove it.
This solution would, in contrast to adding a button or message box, not require
any locale changes.
Thanks for any feedback
Max Gaukler
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