OK, thanks for the tips. gksu* does not seem to be included with RHEL6 Desktop (though there is a package called beesu), and besides which it appears gksu is deprecated[1]. Either way c wrapper or sudo approach it is a tactical decision, and the former is probably a better option with the problem I have (though I will at the end of the day probably use both). I googled c wrapper and there are a ton of issues, type of c system call to use, closing/reopening file handles, etc. Whole books have been written on the subject. The philosophy at the end of the day I think is do your own thing so a hacker cannot download the code you used. [1] http://live.gnome.org/gksu
Having said that I'm possibly arriving at the conclusion that a quick perl script might be the simplest/easiest and most secure option - I read perl includes code to safely run suid perl scripts - will dig out my perl tomes. G. On 16 February 2011 22:45, Emile van Sebille <em...@fenx.com> wrote: > On 2/16/2011 1:26 PM GSO said... >> >> 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.) >> > > have root's password? > > Emile > > > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
