On 05/01/2014 11:22 PM, Tim wrote: > On Thu, 2014-05-01 at 22:23 +0000, updates@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: >> UNetbootin allows you to create bootable Live USB drives for a variety of >> Linux distributions from Windows or Linux, without requiring you to burn a CD. >> You can either let it download one of the many distributions supported >> out-of-the-box for you, or supply your own Linux .iso file if you've already >> downloaded one or your preferred distribution isn't on the list. > I thought I'd give this a try, and ran it from the menu, since it was > listed there, only to get this warning message: > > UNetbootin must be run as root. Close it, and re-run using either: > sudo /usr/bin/unetbootin > or: > su - -c '/usr/bin/unetbootin' > > Then it appears to run, if I close the warning. I haven't actually > tested, yet, whether it manages to run successfully. But a few things > spring to mind: > > If it really *requires* to be run as root, why is it in a menu where it > cannot? We don't have a "run as" (someone else) option like Windows > has. Well, at least the mate desktop does not. > > Why doesn't the menu call it in a way where appropriate permissions are > requested as you call it? Other things that need it, such as various > system configurators, get you to type in your password, or the root > password, before the thing continues on. > > If it has to be run from the command line, why's there a menu entry? > > Have I missed something? (Before I go through the tortures of trying to > make a bugzilla report.) > the run as root - KDE su box says " Command: /usr/bin/unetbootin rootcheck=no" so if it says rootcheck=no, why is it requesting root password?? -- Paul Cartwright Registered Linux User #367800 and new counter #561587 -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
