[K12OSN] Fltk Teacher Tool and ldap

[Petre Scheie]

Why would you need to run yum via sudo?  Teachers and other non-root users should not be 
running yum, it's too dangerous.  You _should_ be root when you run yum or yumex.

Petre

Glenn Arnold wrote:
> I figured it out for at least Fltk Teacher Tool on LTSP 5.0. Just right
> click on Desktop and click create Launcher.  Then put for Name Teacher
> Tool and command sudo /usr/sbin/fl_teachertool and it should work.  Can
> you add yum extender to be run from sudo? I have had no luck running yum
> without being root.
> 
> Thanks
> -Glenn 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Glenn Arnold 
> Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 7:35 PM
> To: Support list for open source software in schools.
> Subject: RE: [K12OSN] Fltk Teacher Tool and ldap
> 
> Since I am running K12LTSP 5.0 the path for teacher path to Teachertool
> has changed.  From /usr/local/sbin/Fl_TeacherTool to
> /usr/sbin/fl_teachertool.  After I changed the path I was able to get
> Teacher Tool from the terminal.  How do you set sudo to create a
> Launcher icon on the desktop to run Teachertool?
> 
> -Thanks
> Glenn
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Trask [mailto:dtrask at vcsvikings.org] 
> Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 2:48 PM
> To: Support list for open source software in schools.
> Cc: Support list for open source software in schools.
> Subject: Re: [K12OSN] Fltk Teacher Tool and ldap
> 
> "Support list for open source software in schools." <k12osn at redhat.com>
> writes:
>> I'm not using ldap so I can't comment. But I would think it should not
>> make a difference.
> 
> I AM using LDAP....and you're right....it doesn't make a
> difference.....something is amiss somewhere.
> 
> 
> David N. Trask
> Technology Teacher/Director
> Vassalboro Community School
> dtrask at vcsvikings.org
> (207)923-3100
> 
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