Version: (using KDE KDE 3.1.2) Installed from: RedHat RPMs Compiler: gcc 3.2.2 OS: Linux When I try to envoke "kdesu <command>", after typing correctly root's password, I am shown following information: "The program 'su' is not found! Make sure your PATH is set correctly." The 'su' command is in /bin and user's PATH is correct. I created brand new account, and situation is the same. I found similiar error in the bug database and it says about changing permissions to /dev/ptmx, unfortunately my permissions are ok (666). I cannot find anything interesting in a strace ouptu also.
Subject: Re: New: kdesu cannot find su program The path to su is detected at configure time and compiled into kdesu. The RedHat packages are probably made with su in a different location. You may want to try if it helps if you make a link from /sbin/su or /usr/bin/su to /bin/su. Cheers, Waldo
Subject: kdelibs/kdesu CVS commit by waba: Look in path if su can't be found in the configured location. (BR60883) M +10 -2 su.cpp 1.28 - --- kdelibs/kdesu/su.cpp #1.27:1.28 @@ -82,5 +82,13 @@ int SuProcess::exec(const char *password args += QCString(__KDE_BINDIR) + "/kdesu_stub"; - - if (StubProcess::exec(__PATH_SU, args) < 0) + QCString command = __PATH_SU; + if (::access(__PATH_SU, X_OK) != 0) + { + command = QFile::encodeName(KGlobal::dirs()->findExe("su")); + if (command.isEmpty()) + return check ? SuNotFound : -1; + } + + if (StubProcess::exec(command, args) < 0) { return check ? SuNotFound : -1; -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE/C/SxN4pvrENfboIRAl7cAJwNRNXQ7nBOqrua3Upl3YDDZm4c7gCffVvR ecKZaxF4fcsTGin2j1Yerp4= =eolz -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
Yeah, this is right, there was a bug in kde redhat packages, I have upgraded to new kdebase and now everything works OK. Regards Pawel