bassix-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org

Sat Dec 3 17:45:33 UTC 2005

Steve wrote:
> Is there a way to modify an application icon so that it will launch as 
> root, and therefore prompt for password?
> 
> I'm using Ubuntu Hoary (Gnome), and want to modify an app's icon so that 
> it will be "sudo <blahblah>". I tried changing the Commandline in the 
> icon's properties to this, but that doesn't work.
> 
> I suspect either it is very easy, or impossible... :-)
> 
> Thanks for any help.
> 
> -Steve.

I think what you want is gksu. In KDE I use kdesu. gksu is the gnome 
equivalent.

Jamon
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