[K12OSN] Launchers won't run without terminal

[Rob Owens]

Well, Ubuntu and Debian.  I'm also using K12LTSP 5.0EL and I see that it
doesn't have gksudo.  I notice, though, that in the rpmforge repo
there's a 'libgksu' package which says it "provides X authentication
facilities for running programs in an X session'.  It says it handles
both 'su' and 'sudo'.

I haven't tried it, but it might be worth your while.

-Rob

Joe Korzeniewski wrote:
> You must be using edubuntu... FC6 doesn't have gksudo. I wish it were that easy.
>
> I couldn't exec it either, it said path not found.
>
> Any other ideas?
>
> Joe Korzeniewski
> Network Administrator
> Battle Creek Public Schools
> p. 269-965-9667
> c. 269-209-9677
>   
>>>> Rob Owens <rowens at bio-chemvalve.com> 08/22/07 3:34 PM >>>
>>>>         
> Try setting the launcher to run 'gksudo /usr/sbin/fl_teachertool'
>
> I don't know all the details, but 'gksudo' is supposed to be used in a
> graphical environment, where 'sudo' is to be used in a terminal.
>
> -Rob
>
> Joe Korzeniewski wrote:
>   
>> Hello everybody,
>>
>> I am having a problem that I am guessing is very simple. I have my /etc/sudoers set up to allow teachers to run fl_teachertool without entering a password. sudo /usr/sbin/fl_teachertool works like a charm from the terminal. When I create a launcher to run that command though it does nothing. If I change the launcher to run in a terminal it works perfectly again. Any idea how to make it run without needing to open a terminal?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> -Joe
>>
>>
>>
>> Joe Korzeniewski
>> Network Administrator
>> Battle Creek Public Schools
>> p. 269-965-9667
>> c. 269-209-9677
>>
>>
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