Hi,
I wish to access disk sectors using open() and pread(). but it fails
for the system disk.
So how can I get the user to type in admin passwd and then run my app
in privileged mode.
Please point me to any sample code etc.
I tried BetterAuthorizationSample code from apple, but using it to
You can't really upgrade an already running process's privilege
level. What I'd suggest is make a small launcher program that the
user opens. This would ask for the admin password and then launch
your main application using AuthorizationExecuteWithPrivileges and
friends.
On Jun 3,
Note that you should never run a GUI application with elevated
provilege, particulary an application that uses AppKit, this is EVIL.
See man authopen(1). This is built-in an helper tool design to read
and write file using auth services. It handle all the authorization
part for you.
And
On Jun 3, 2008, at 2:08 PM, Jean-Daniel Dupas wrote:
Note that you should never run a GUI application with elevated
provilege, particulary an application that uses AppKit, this is EVIL.
Just to explain a bit *why* this is evil and why you absolutely should
not do this, here's a little
