On 12/17/05, Gabriel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Why I don't need to supply the root password to shutdown the computer from
> gnome?...
> I've been searching for any option related but didn't find any.
>
For those that don't know. gdm runs as root, yes. And so does x.org.
They have to if they a
On Wed, Dec 21, 2005 at 11:19:45AM -0800, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
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> if I log in CLI as non-root user, run startx, then what does gdm run as?
> root again? just curious.
Running startx should not start gdm at all - unless you have a very
odd .xinitrc indeed.
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Glenn English wrote:
On Tue, 2005-12-20 at 21:15 -0300, Gabriel wrote:
So you mean that whenever I use Gnome I'm running with root
permissions?
No. When you log in, you're you. It's gdm that runs as root.
Do 'ps aux | grep gdm' and look at the username.
if I log in CLI as non-root u
On Tue, 2005-12-20 at 21:15 -0300, Gabriel wrote:
> So you mean that whenever I use Gnome I'm running with root
> permissions?
No. When you log in, you're you. It's gdm that runs as root.
Do 'ps aux | grep gdm' and look at the username.
> That's not possible, I cannot think about a worst secu
Glenn English wrote:
On Mon, 2005-12-19 at 20:40 -0500, Roby wrote:
Gabriel wrote:
Why I don't need to supply the root password to shutdown the computer
from gnome?...
I've been searching for any option related but didn't find any.
Any idea?
I do
On Mon, 2005-12-19 at 20:40 -0500, Roby wrote:
> Gabriel wrote:
>
> > Why I don't need to supply the root password to shutdown the computer
> > from gnome?...
> > I've been searching for any option related but didn't find any.
> >
> >
> > Any idea?
> >
> I don't use gnome, but here's one way.
Gabriel wrote:
> Why I don't need to supply the root password to shutdown the computer
> from gnome?...
> I've been searching for any option related but didn't find any.
>
>
> Any idea?
>
I don't use gnome, but here's one way. If /etc/sudoers includes:
username ALL=NOPASSWD: /sbin/halt
and
Jon Dowland wrote:
On Sat, Dec 17, 2005 at 10:11:43PM -0300, Gabriel wrote:
And please, I know sometimes happens, but send the replys to the list.
That's why we all should add a reply-to field on the messages we send
to the list. (although I forgot to do this with this message :-P)
No, we sh
On Sat, Dec 17, 2005 at 10:11:43PM -0300, Gabriel wrote:
> And please, I know sometimes happens, but send the replys to the list.
> That's why we all should add a reply-to field on the messages we send
> to the list. (although I forgot to do this with this message :-P)
No, we shouldn't :) See arch
Paolo Pantaleo wrote:
2005/12/17, Gabriel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
Why I don't need to supply the root password to shutdown the computer from
gnome?...
I've been searching for any option related but didn't find any.
Any idea?
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Linux User #404138
"In
On Sat, Dec 17, 2005 at 09:38:35AM -0300, Gabriel wrote:
> Why I don't need to supply the root password to shutdown the computer
> from gnome?...
> I've been searching for any option related but didn't find any.
>
>
> Any idea?
>
Do you have gdm installed? When I used KDE, if you had kdm instal
Why I don't need to supply the root password to
shutdown the computer from gnome?...
I've been searching for any option related but didn't find any.
Any idea?
--
Cheers
--
Gabriel Parrondo
Linux User #404138
"In theory there's no difference between the theory and the practice. In the prac
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