Re: [trinity-devel] Can't run Root Shell?

11 Feb 2012

...
   I'm
running a GIT version of  TDE.

 In the Panel Terminal widget button is an optin called  Root
  Shell. When I select that option I repeatedly
receive  an
  error message that the password is incorrect.

 This is not a path problem because the same thing  happens
  when I use the full path of
/opt/trinity/bin/konsole  --type
  su.

 I have no such problems using tdesu or starting a  normal
  konsole and then using su or su - to login in as
root.

 Can anybody confirm this behavior?  
 Anybody confirm this behavior? 
I found the problem. In three places the "Exec=su" command has been changed to
"Exec=sudo su":

konsole.cpp
su.desktop
sumc.desktop

As far as I can tell, these changes were made in the initial 3.5.11 release.

I filed bug report 853.

konsole.cpp is fixable with a patch to test for both "su" and sudo su."

I don't know the best way to fix the two desktop files on a distro-specific basis.
Tim?

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Re: [trinity-devel] Can't run Root Shell?