Hi;
This script used to work in FC6.
#! /bin/bash
# Open Emacs as root at / directory
# file name: RootEmacs
sudo -K
zenity --entry \
--title="Write root files" \
--text="Enter your user _password:" \
--entry-text "" \
--hide-text |sudo -S emacs /
1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null # Catch stdout & error messages
# zenity --info --text="$?" # debug attempt
if [ "$?" != 0 ]; then
zenity --error --text="Sorry, wrong password"
exit 1
fi
# End
It still works if I open a terminal to run it from the command line.
However, when run from its launcher, it gives me the 'zenity --error
--text="Sorry, wrong password"' for every sudo password i.e. "$?" != 0
never evaluates as not true.
I have tried to debug. 'echo $?' returns 0 with the correct password
when run from command line. zenity --info --text="$?" returns 0 but
stops instead of continuing to the 'if' line. The run command in gedit
=> tools errors to "sudo: sorry, you must have a tty to run sudo".
I am completely flummoxed. I know it is something stupid but I can't
find it. All help appreciated.
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Regards Bill
