On Wed, 16 Feb 2011 21:26:26 +0000, GSO wrote: > I'm sure this question is as old as time, but what is the best way to > gain root privileges? (Am using Python 2.6.5, pygtk2 v2.16, Gtk > v2.18.9, on RHEL6.)
Gain root privileges for a script? Write a c wrapper to call the script, chown it (the wrapper) to root, and set it (the wrapper) suid. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list