Bug 83891

Summary:	wish: allow "attach to process as root"
Product:	[Applications] kdevelop	Reporter:	Nir <nir_l3>
Component:	CPP Debugger	Assignee:	kdevelop-bugs-null
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	nir_l3
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	3.0.0
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Compiled Sources
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Nir 2004-06-23 19:22:38 UTC

Version:           3.0.x (using KDE Devel)
Installed from:    Compiled sources
OS:                Linux

When you have to debug a daemon, or better yet - a shared object loaded by a daemon, you have to "attach to process" as root user.
And of course - I don't want to run kdevelop as root...

I suggest add another menu item : "attach to process as root", that will ask for root's password, and then will su to root before attaching.

Bug 60165 may sound similar, but it is not the same.

Comment 1 Andreas Pakulat 2008-06-29 20:17:05 UTC

in fact its exactly the same thing, we don't need two reports open for the same bug: Allowing to debug applications running as root. It doesn't make a difference wether you attach to that app or wether you run them in gdb directly.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 60165 ***