Re: How do I get my python program to get the root password ?

2009-01-23 Thread David
Linuxguy123 wrote: I want to make a python program that I can run as a normal user that changes the permission on some device files. It will need to ask me for the root password and then run chown as root in order to do this. How do I accomplish this (easily) ? Thanks -- http://mail.python.

Re: How do I get my python program to get the root password ?

2009-01-23 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2009-01-24, Aahz wrote: > In article , > Linuxguy123 wrote: >> >>I want to make a python program that I can run as a normal user that >>changes the permission on some device files. It will need to ask me for >>the root password and then run chown as root in order to do this. >> >>How do I a

Re: How do I get my python program to get the root password ?

2009-01-23 Thread Aahz
In article , Linuxguy123 wrote: > >I want to make a python program that I can run as a normal user that >changes the permission on some device files. It will need to ask me for >the root password and then run chown as root in order to do this. > >How do I accomplish this (easily) ? The easiest

Re: How do I get my python program to get the root password ?

2009-01-23 Thread Brian Allen Vanderburg II
gra...@visi.com wrote: On 2009-01-24, Linuxguy123 wrote: I want to make a python program that I can run as a normal user that changes the permission on some device files. It will need to ask me for the root password and then run chown as root in order to do this. How do I accomplish thi

Re: How do I get my python program to get the root password ?

2009-01-23 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2009-01-24, Linuxguy123 wrote: > I want to make a python program that I can run as a normal > user that changes the permission on some device files. It > will need to ask me for the root password and then run chown > as root in order to do this. > > How do I accomplish this (easily) ? The s

How do I get my python program to get the root password ?

2009-01-23 Thread Linuxguy123
I want to make a python program that I can run as a normal user that changes the permission on some device files. It will need to ask me for the root password and then run chown as root in order to do this. How do I accomplish this (easily) ? Thanks -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/p