Computer security, Linux >

See:

• run-script-as-root.sh

I attempted Auto-mounting an ISO with this to prompt for the root password, but that failed.

Note that Msec may have control over reboot.

2009-08-06 ∞

Tested 2009-08-06 on Unity Linux 0.99-alpha1, updated 2009-08-06

mount:

su
YOURAPP=/bin/mount
APP=mount-root
ln -s /usr/bin/consolehelper /usr/bin/$APP
cp /etc/pam.d/sudo /etc/pam.d/$APP
ln -s $YOURAPP /usr/sbin/$APP

unmount:

YOURAPP=/bin/umount
APP=umount-root
ln -s /usr/bin/consolehelper /usr/bin/$APP
cp /etc/pam.d/sudo /etc/pam.d/$APP
ln -s $YOURAPP /usr/sbin/$APP

2009-05-10 ∞

Tested 2009-05-10 on PCLinuxOS 2007, updated 2009-04

I have an Openbox “edit hotkeys” hotkey, which can now ask for a password like so:

(Synaptic)

YOURAPP=/usr/bin/mousepad
APP=mousepad-root
su
ln -s /usr/bin/consolehelper /usr/bin/$APP
cp /etc/pam.d/synaptic /etc/pam.d/$APP
ln -s $YOURAPP /usr/sbin/$APP

Now my hotkeys could have this:

<keybind key="A-S-F5">
  <action name="Execute">
    <command>mousepad-root /etc/xdg/openbox/rc.xml</command>
  </action>
</keybind>