Bug#695882: menu: su-to-root runs root applications using user's HOME, when SU_TO_ROOT_X=sux

2012-12-16 Thread snailbox88-...@yahoo.com
On Sun, 16 Dec 2012 12:48:22 +0100, bill.allomb...@math.u-bordeaux1.fr wrote: > > And after the fix, what does it do ? It does what it should, running root application stores configuration inside root's $HOME instead of the user's. > This suggest that software in /usr/sbin are aware of the $HOME

Bug#695882: menu: su-to-root runs root applications using user's HOME, when SU_TO_ROOT_X=sux

2012-12-15 Thread snailbox88-...@yahoo.com
On Sat, 15 Dec 2012 17:27:02 +0100, bill.allomb...@math.u-bordeaux1.fr wrote: > > There is still the possibility that it is a bug in GSmartControl. > What kind of file is it writting ? It writes its configuration in the user's ~/.config/gsmartcontrol with root permissions before the patched su

Bug#695882: menu: su-to-root runs root applications using user's HOME, when SU_TO_ROOT_X=sux

2012-12-14 Thread snailbox88-...@yahoo.com
On Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:43:18 +0100, bill.allomb...@math.u-bordeaux1.fr wrote: > > Are you using systemd ? Nope, I'm using the good ol' sys-v init. > I get this error when calling > DISPLAY=:0 SU_TO_ROOT_X=sux su-to-root -X -c xterm > > and su-to-root -X will set SU_TO_ROOT_SU to sux by itself. I

Bug#695882: menu: su-to-root runs root applications using user's HOME, when SU_TO_ROOT_X=sux

2012-12-14 Thread snailbox88-...@yahoo.com
> From: Bill Allombert > To: Ian Pangilinan ; 695...@bugs.debian.org > Cc: > Sent: Friday, December 14, 2012 8:48 PM > Subject: Re: Bug#695882: menu: su-to-root runs root applications using user's > HOME, when SU_TO_ROOT_X=sux > > As you can see, su-to-root is a rather stupid wrapper and does no