On 04/15/2010 05:41 PM, toogooda wrote: > I am using Gnome so I asume I use gksu?
Correct. > If i call it at startup when I then run shell commands I do not need to > prefix sudo? If your entire app requires root permissions to run, then yes. For example, if the purpose of the app is to alter the system configuration, this makes sense. If, on the other hand, only a small feature requires root access then you should run gksu for the command you need to run for that feature, when the user accesses that feature. Search the web for the "principle of least privilege" -- basically, don't give your app any more privileges than it needs to perform its task. Giving it any more increases the amount of damage your app could do if it has a bug or security vulnerability. -- Chris Howie http://www.chrishowie.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Crazycomputers PGP key: pub 2048R/CF8338F5 2010-04-14 Fingerprint: 2B7A B280 8B12 21CC 260A DF65 6FCE 505A CF83 38F5 _______________________________________________ Gtk-sharp-list maillist - [email protected] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/gtk-sharp-list
