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Fwd: linux question (for ECS/Knoppix CD) Mark Gilmore Wed, 09 Feb 2005 09:08:57 -0800

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I note that when I plug in the flash drive, a "Hard Disk Partition [sda1]" 
pops up on the Desktop.
If I click it, it *mounts*/displays the contents of the drive.
Hence, I this button is doing what I want (i.e. using the "mount" command, 
which *I* cannot do unless I am superuser).
Now if I can only fidure out what *its* doing.
But the properties for this button give no indication of what command (or 
shell) is being executed when I click it.

>Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2005 08:58:48 -0800
>To: ecs@netbloc.com
>From: Mark Gilmore <mark1@markgilmore.net>
>Subject: Fwd: linux question (for ECS/Knoppix CD)
>
>turns out that "su" only works when manually entering it at the cmd line 
>(&^$#$#(*).
>"sudo" looks like it will do the rick, but looks *very* involved/complicated.
>is there a *simple* way of doing this (perhaps via superuser daemon that i 
>start at boot) ?
>thanks
>
>>Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2005 06:22:15 -0800
>>To: ecs@netbloc.com
>>From: Mark Gilmore <mark1@markgilmore.net>
>>Subject: Fwd: linux question (for ECS/Knoppix CD)
>>
>>nevermind - i just discovered:
>>         su -c "command"
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>>>Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2005 06:05:35 -0800
>>>To: ecs@netbloc.com
>>>From: Mark Gilmore <mark1@markgilmore.net>
>>>Subject: linux question (for ECS/Knoppix CD)
>>>
>>>The user needs to be able to copy dynamic files (main.cfg, etc) to a 
>>>flash drive and/or hard disk.
>>>I have this all working at boot/shutdown (when /etc/inittab runs as 
>>>super user).
>>>But I would like the user to be able to do saves manually (via a button 
>>>on the desktop).
>>>The problem is that I can't use the "mount" cmd unless I'm super-user.
>>>Any ideas ?
>>>Perhaps I can create a "super-user executable" ?
>>>Thanks !
>>>
>>>Mark Gilmore
>>>http://OmnipotenceSoftware.com
>>
>>Mark Gilmore
>>http://OmnipotenceSoftware.com
>
>Mark Gilmore
>http://OmnipotenceSoftware.com

Mark Gilmore
http://OmnipotenceSoftware.com 


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