RichardUK
September 11th, 2012, 08:49 PM
This is for an app written in Qt Creator to run on my, and maybe others, Ubuntu systems. Written in C++
I have an app that needs root access. Currently I set the app file owner to root and set the s bit. Then when the app starts it sets the effective user id to the real user id resetting the effective user id back to root when I need the access. Problem is that my Qt app does not like it, GTK+ moans about it.
This process is currently running setuid or setgid.
GTK+ does not allow this therefore Qt cannot use the GTK+ integration.
Try launching your app using 'gksudo', 'kdesudo' or a similar tool.
See http://www.gtk.org/setuid.html for more information.
Reading their doc they suggest having two apps, one for the root work, one for my non root GUI. Is this really the best way?
Really just need a simple answer:
A) "Yes, do it like that and stop over thinking the problem".
or
B) "No, there is a much better way for Ubuntu apps, read this ....."
Thanks. :)
I have an app that needs root access. Currently I set the app file owner to root and set the s bit. Then when the app starts it sets the effective user id to the real user id resetting the effective user id back to root when I need the access. Problem is that my Qt app does not like it, GTK+ moans about it.
This process is currently running setuid or setgid.
GTK+ does not allow this therefore Qt cannot use the GTK+ integration.
Try launching your app using 'gksudo', 'kdesudo' or a similar tool.
See http://www.gtk.org/setuid.html for more information.
Reading their doc they suggest having two apps, one for the root work, one for my non root GUI. Is this really the best way?
Really just need a simple answer:
A) "Yes, do it like that and stop over thinking the problem".
or
B) "No, there is a much better way for Ubuntu apps, read this ....."
Thanks. :)