Package: menu
Version: 2.1.37
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch
It does not seem to be possible to call a command with arguments, using
su-to-root, e.g. "su-to-root -c apt-get install foo" does not work
(error: command "apt-get install foo" not found).
I therefore propose a new option -a for su-to-root, where you can then
pass arguments for the command, e.g.
su-to-root -c apt-get -a "install foo"
Another option might be to pass everything at the end as argument(s).
I'm attaching a patch, which adds the -a option, but I've not really
tested it and it may fail for some of the used programs. Please consider
it only as an implemention of the "-a" idea.
Thank you.
--- ../o/menu-2.1.37/scripts/su-to-root 2008-01-19 20:53:04.000000000 +0100
+++ /usr/sbin/su-to-root 2008-02-10 22:39:27.000000000 +0100
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
usage () {
transl 'usage: %s [-X] [-p <user>] -c <command>
-c command: command to execute as a string (mandatory)
+ -a arguments: arguments for command
-p <user>: user to switch to (default: root)
-X: command is a X11 program\n' "$0" >&2
exit 1
@@ -43,6 +44,8 @@
COMMAND="$i";;
-X)
NEEDS="X11";;
+ -a)
+ ARGS="$i"
esac
prev="$i"
done
@@ -54,20 +57,20 @@
euid=$(id -u)
privid=$(id -u $PRIV)
if test "$euid" = "$privid"; then
- $COMMAND
+ $COMMAND $ARGS
else
case $NEEDS in
text)
if test "$euid" != 0; then
- transl 'About to execute %s.\n' "$COMMAND"
+ transl 'About to execute %s.\n' "$COMMAND $ARGS"
transl 'This command needs %s privileges to be executed.\n' "$PRIV"
fi
PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin
SHELL=`eshell $PRIV`
case $SU_TO_ROOT_SU in
- sux) suname=sux; pwuser="$PRIV"; cmd='sux -p "$PRIV" "$COMMAND"';;
- sudo) suname=sudo;pwuser="$USER"; cmd='sudo -u "$PRIV" "$COMMAND"';;
- *) suname=su; pwuser="$PRIV"; cmd='su -p "$PRIV" -c "$COMMAND"';;
+ sux) suname=sux; pwuser="$PRIV"; cmd='sux -p "$PRIV" "$COMMAND"
$ARGS';;
+ sudo) suname=sudo;pwuser="$USER"; cmd='sudo -u "$PRIV" "$COMMAND"
$ARGS';;
+ *) suname=su; pwuser="$PRIV"; cmd='su -p "$PRIV" -c "$COMMAND"
$ARGS';;
esac
transl 'Using %s...\n' "$suname"
transl 'Enter %s passwd at prompt.\n' "$pwuser"
@@ -101,14 +104,14 @@
fi
fi
case $SU_TO_ROOT_X in
- gksu) gksu -u "$PRIV" "$COMMAND";;
- kdesu) kdesu -u "$PRIV" "$COMMAND";;
- kde4su) /usr/lib/kde4/libexec/kdesu -u "$PRIV" "$COMMAND";;
+ gksu) gksu -u "$PRIV" "$COMMAND" $ARGS;;
+ kdesu) kdesu -u "$PRIV" "$COMMAND" $ARGS;;
+ kde4su) /usr/lib/kde4/libexec/kdesu -u "$PRIV" "$COMMAND" $ARGS;;
sux) env SU_TO_ROOT_SU=sux \
- x-terminal-emulator -e su-to-root -p "$PRIV" -c "$COMMAND";;
+ x-terminal-emulator -e su-to-root -p "$PRIV" -c "$COMMAND" -a "$ARGS";;
# As a last resort, open a new x-terminal-emulator and prompt for the
password
# Do not use -X here!
- *) x-terminal-emulator -e su-to-root -p "$PRIV" -c "$COMMAND";;
+ *) x-terminal-emulator -e su-to-root -p "$PRIV" -c "$COMMAND" -a
"$ARGS";;
esac;;
esac
fi
