On Wed, 2007-07-11 at 16:31 -0400, Teresa Thomas wrote: > Hi, > > When a certain event happens in my program (written in JAVA), I want > to install a package onto the system. I was looking into > java.lang.Runtime's exec() function which can be used to execute > command(s) as a separate process. But this becomes tricky in some > cases. For example, when the user is not logged in as root, yum > requires authentication and this involves using buffered readers for > command outputs and inputs. yum isn't asking for the root pw - something else is doing this for yum. Additionally, yum does allow for non-interactive processes - look at the -y option. > The project I am working on has both command line and GUI components, > so a solution compatible/extensible with both would be the best. > Thanks in advance for any help. It might be a good idea to step back and figure out why you're trying to do this and if there is a better way around it. -sv _______________________________________________ Yum mailing list Yum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.dulug.duke.edu/mailman/listinfo/yum
