On Mon, 2004-02-09 at 18:34, Nalin Dahyabhai wrote: > On Mon, Feb 09, 2004 at 06:19:22PM -0500, Jim Popovitch wrote: > > As user 'bob' I can run /usr/BIN/redhat-config-network (btw, shouldn't > > this be fedora-config-network) and nothing happens (i.e. no su'ish > > prompt). If I 'strace /usr/BIN/redhat-config-network' it magically > > works... that is the user is prompted for root's password. > > Has 'bob' previously run an application which is run via consolehelper > and userhelper? no. I even through in a fresh reboot to double check. > If so, then the fact that 'bob' knows root's password > is probably being cached, and it's a matter of timing and not whether or > not it's being straced that's causing the change in behavior. > > As an aside, in the development tree the prefix is frequently 'system' > instead of 'fedora' or 'redhat'. For more information, check the > fedora-config-list archives for November 2003. thx. ;) > > > redhat-config-network works fine as root, AND > > /usr/SBIN/redhat-config-network works FINE as user 'bob' with NO > > authentication. User 'bob' is only a member of group 'users'. > > Some configuration tools can be run as non-privileged users (and if the > unprivileged user can read the configuration, it'll even be displayed > properly), but you should run into problems if you try to modify the > configuration due to filesystem permissions set on files which the tool > will try to modify. Makes sense, but I don't think that is the problem here. I would appear that something breaks during the execution of consolehelper. I keep dorking with it, thanks for trying to help. -Jim P. > > HTH, > > Nalin >
