Il giorno lun, 15/09/2008 alle 10.39 -0400, Mike Burger ha scritto: > > > >> Hi Mike > >> > >> Thank you for your reply. > >> > >> I will try to teach to my customer to use the command line; however, as > >> he has never worked with Linux (he has got Windows XP and I am trying to > >> push him, along with other customers, to switch to Linux), I am not so > >> sure he can do that. > >> > >> Do you know how this can be done working in a graphical environment such > >> as Gnome? > >> > >> > >> Mike Burger ha scritto: > >>> You could give him access via sudo. > >>> > >>> username ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:/bin/rpm > >>> username ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:/usr/bin/yum > >>> > >>> Then, all he has to do is issue: > >>> > >>> sudo /bin/rpm -ivh package-he-wants.to.install.rpm > >>> > >>> sudo /usr/bin/yum update > >>> > >>> sudo /usr/bin/yum package-he-wants.to.install > >>> > >>>> Hi everybody > >>>> > >>>> I have a PC running Fedora 9 that I have to lend to a customer for a > >>>> limited period. > >>>> > >>>> I would like him to be able to install updates and to install and > >>>> remove > >>>> programs without giving him the root password. > >>>> > >>>> Is it possible, and if it is what do I have to do? > >>>> > >>>> Thanks in advance for your replies. > > > > I seem to recall a past thread, on this list, regarding gnome-sudo or some > > such. You might want to try searching the archives, or the web, for it. > > I just had a thought, too...at least for updates, why not give them an > "icon" which calls "sudo yum update"? > > -- > 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 That's really a great idea! Shame on me for not having thought of a so simple solution, and thanks a lot for your kind help. :) -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
