Bug 9903

Summary:	interactively change target user
Product:	[Applications] kdesu	Reporter:	Unknown <null>
Component:	general	Assignee:	kdesu bugs tracker <kdesu-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Severity:	wishlist
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	unspecified
OS:	All
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:

Description James Tappin 2000-09-05 08:34:03 UTC

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Package: kdesu
Severity: wishlist

It would be nice to be able to to have kdesu start with an option to=20
prompt for a username as well as a password. E.g. have a menu item=20
"Konqueror as another user" which comes up with a menu like that for=20
the current konqueror as root but with a username field as well (by=20
calling [say] kdesu -U konqueror.

This is needed where users may have several accounts on a machine but=20
not have root access.

James

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Comment 1 Alan Eldridge 2002-10-16 11:24:55 UTC

Reassigned to new maintainer.

Comment 2 Teemu Rytilahti 2004-08-10 17:52:05 UTC

You can run as different user by using -u switch of kdesu...

Comment 3 Waldo Bastian 2005-01-07 17:24:41 UTC

Yes, but -u requires a name on the command line, it doesn't prompt for one in the dialog.

Comment 4 Oswald Buddenhagen 2010-11-06 14:41:55 UTC

this request didn't get much support during the last decade, so closing it.