su-to-root(1) [debian man page]

su-to-root(1)						      Debian GNU/Linux manual						     su-to-root(1)

NAME

       su-to-root - A simple script to give an `interactive' front-end to su.  It can be used in menu entry commands to ask for the root password

SYNOPSIS

       su-to-root [-X] [-p <user>] -c <command>

DESCRIPTION

       Most  menu  entries  simply  start an editor or a game or whatever. But some menu entries would like to give the user the ability to change
       important settings in the system, that require root privileges.	su-to-root can be used to ask for the root password.

OPTIONS

       -c <command>
	      The command to execute as a string. This option is mandatory.

       -p <user>
	      The name of the user to change to, instead of root.

       -X     The command is a X11 program that does not require a terminal.  This is to be used with menu entries that declare needs="X11".

ENVIRONMENT

       SU_TO_ROOT_X
	      Select the su-like program called by su-to-root -X.  Supported values are gksu, kdesu, kde4su, ktsuss,
	       sux, gksudo and kdesudo.  kde4su denotes the KDE4 version of kdesu.

	      When this variable is not set su-to-root will currently try to use gksu, kdesu, kde4su, ktsuss, sux and the built-in code,  in  that
	      order with the exception that under a KDE session, kdesu and kde4su are prefered over gksu.

	      The exact set of programs to try and their order is subject to change without notice.

       SU_TO_ROOT_SU
	      Select the su-like program used in text mode.  Supported values are sudo, sux and su, the later being the default.

FILES

       /etc/su-to-rootrc

       ~/.su-to-rootrc
	      su-to-root will source these files at startup in this order. This lets you define and modify the environment variables above without
	      restarting your X session.

COPYING

       su-to-root is distributed under the GNU General Public License.	(GPL 2.0 or greater).

AUTHORS

       Joost Witteveen <joostje@debian.org>

       X11 support by Morten Brix Pedersen and Bill Allombert <ballombe@debian.org>

SEE ALSO

       update-menus(1), menufile(5), /usr/share/doc/menu/html

Debian Project							  20 October 1998						     su-to-root(1)

KDESU(1)							 KDE User's Manual							  KDESU(1)

NAME

       kdesu - Runs a program with elevated privileges

SYNOPSIS

       kdesu [-c command] [-d] [-f file] [-i icon name] [-n] [-p priority] [-r] [-s] [-t] [-u user] [--noignorebutton] [--attach winid]

       kdesu [KDE Generic Options] [Qt Generic Options]

DESCRIPTION

       KDE su is a graphical front end for the UNIX(R)su command for the K Desktop Environment. It allows you to run a program as different user
       by supplying the password for that user.  KDE su is an unprivileged program; it uses the system's su.

       KDE su has one additional feature: it can optionally remember passwords for you. If you are using this feature, you only need to enter the
       password once for each command.

       This program is meant to be started from the command line or from .desktop files.

       Since kdesu is no longer installed in
	$(kde4-config --prefix)/bin but in kde4-config --path libexec and therefore not in your Path, you have to use $(kde4-config --path
       libexec)kdesu to launch kdesu.

OPTIONS

       -c command
	   This specifies the command to run as root. It has to be passed in one argument. So if, for example, you want to start a new file
	   manager, you would enter at the prompt: $(kde4-config --path libexec)kdesu -c  Dolphin

       -d
	   Show debug information.

       -f file
	   This option allow efficient use of KDE su in .desktop files. It tells KDE su to examine the file specified by file. If this file is
	   writable by the current user, KDE su will execute the command as the current user. If it is not writable, the command is executed as
	   user user (defaults to root).

	   file is evaluated like this: if file starts with a /, it is taken as an absolute filename. Otherwise, it is taken as the name of a
	   global KDE configuration file.

       -i icon name
	   Specify icon to use in the password dialog. You may specify just the name, without any extension.

       -n
	   Do not keep the password. This disables the keep password checkbox in the password dialog.

       -p priority
	   Set priority value. The priority is an arbitrary number between 0 and 100, where 100 means highest priority, and 0 means lowest. The
	   default is 50.

       -r
	   Use realtime scheduling.

       -s
	   Stop the kdesu daemon. This is the daemon that caches successful passwords in the background. This feature may also be disabled with -n
	   when KDE su is initially run.

       -t
	   Enable terminal output. This disables password keeping. This is largely for debugging purposes; if you want to run a console mode app,
	   use the standard su instead.

       -u  user
	   While the most common use for KDE su is to run a command as the superuser, you can supply any user name and the appropriate password.

       --noignorebutton
	   Do not display an ignore button.

       --attach  winid
	   Makes the dialog transient for an X app specified by winid.

SEE ALSO

       su(1)

       More detailed user documentation is available from help:/kdesu (either enter this URL into Konqueror, or run khelpcenter help:/kdesu).

EXAMPLES

       Run kfmclient as user jim, and show the Konqueror icon in the password dialog:

	   $(kde4-config --path libexec)kdesu -u jim -i konqueror kfmclient

AUTHORS

       KDE su was written by Geert Jansen<jansen@kde.org> and Pietro Iglio<iglio@fub.it>.

AUTHOR

       Lauri Watts <lauri@kde.org>
	   Author.

K Desktop Environment						    2010-09-18								  KDESU(1)