> On Thu, 2008-07-03 at 22:52 +0930, Tim wrote: >> On Thu, 2008-07-03 at 08:22 -0400, Mike Burger wrote: >> > Is there a problem with just using "sudo" from a command prompt? >> >> I'm not sure I see the point, either. If you try to run configuration >> GUI gadgets that require the root password, you're prompted to type it >> in graphically. Command line usage isn't required. > > Basically trying to avoid giving him too much to think about to begin > with. > > it is an attempt (with me) to avoid him having to use the cli. > > >> >> If you're hoping to not let them know the root password, and use their >> own password with sudo, it's dead easy for the user of a computer to get >> past that little hurdle. >> > > Not for him, he can browse the web, do an open write, launch a game. > that's about it, after that he gets flustered. > Hates reading with a vengeance, so man this, this --help, is a > non-runner. > > If there a way to keep him gui I'm all eyes. I've been reading some articles from LinuxToday, and ran into this comment to a particular article. It references Alien, which can, apparently, convert from .deb, .pkg and .rpm packages to the package format for your preferred distribution. Maybe you could give that a try, downloading the gnome-sudo .deb package, and convert it for use under Fedora? -- Mike Burger http://www.bubbanfriends.org Visit the Dog Pound II BBS telnet://dogpound2.citadel.org or http://dogpound2.citadel.org To be notified of updates to the web site, visit: https://www.bubbanfriends.org/mailman/listinfo/site-update or send a blank email message to: site-update-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
