Aaron Kulkis wrote: > Philippe Landau wrote: >> Aaron Kulkis wrote: >>> Roger Oberholtzer wrote: >>>> It would be nice if there was a mechanism for other configuration >>>> systems to at least be started from YaST. Like gnome / kde / compiz >>>> configurations. Not to duplicate them. But at least to find them. I am >>>> sure there are many more config programs that can be located. Perhaps >>>> this should be a YaST module more than any change to YaST itself. But I >>>> think it is a missing feature. Something simple. Just a description of >>>> what the config program configs, and a button to start it. >>> Those are user-level configurations. >>> YaST is a SYSTEM level tool. >>> >>> If those configuration programs were invoked from YaST, >>> they would only change root's configuration -- they >>> wouldn't change diddly squat for the normal user. >>> >>> And frankly, giving newbies the idea that a SYSTEM >>> set-up tool should be where to go to change a USER'S >>> customizations is just plain backwards. >> For most users there is no difference except root >> requiring entering a password. > > But it runs AS ROOT. > Open a console window and launch yast2 as a regular user, you will not be asked for roots password and will have yast2 running in a user limited mode.
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