Hi there, starting a bash-script by clicking on a desktop-file (which opens a new "konsole" terminal on my system, then) as ordinary user is just fine. But if I want to do the same with UID-substitution functionality (the bash-script shall be run as user "root") the execution of bash-script fails. UID-substitution is defined directly inside the desktop-file (or within KDE-properties of the icon). Like this one is asked to authenticate (password) and the script will be executed inside a new opened "konsole" terminal, then. As described this worked for me for years (in particular I was using backup-script which has to be run as "root"), now this is broken for a while already. It was introduced approx. mid of 2016 with some system-updates (in that times I was still running Fedora 23). Unfortunatelly I can't name these updates exactly, sorry. Now being on Fedora 25, I additionally get the error-message saying "kinit5" crashed. If my bug should not be related to "kinit5" but another component of KDE please let me know. Content of example bash-script: ------------------------------- #!/bin/bash echo -n "I am: " whoami Content of example desktop-file: -------------------------------- [Desktop Entry] Comment=A simple script for test proposes Exec=/path/to/above/script/test.sh GenericName=Bash script Icon=application-x-shellscript MimeType= Name=My-Terminal-Script Path= StartupNotify=false Terminal=true TerminalOptions=\s--noclose Type=Application X-DBUS-ServiceName= X-DBUS-StartupType=none #X-KDE-SubstituteUID=true #X-KDE-Username=root Running the script above by clicking the icon works fine. After uncommenting the last 2 lines (enables UID-substitution) it will fail.
I confirm this bug. This bug is not related tu su root alone, but to any change of the executing user. Testcase is openSUSE 42.2 (x86_64), Kernel 4.4.36-8-default, KDE: 4.14.25. This Bug is not present in openSUSE 42.1. Olaf Meltzer, 2017-01-15
Erroniously I wrote, the bug appears under KDE: 4.14.25. This is wrong. Actually I use KDE: 5.26.0 Plasma 5.8.3 Sorry for my mistake
After latest Updates of KDE-related packages with Plasma now in version 5.8.6 the Problem disappeared. openSUSE Leap 42.2 - Kernel: 4.4.49-16-default Qt: 5.6.1 - KDE Frameworks: 5.26.0 - Plasma: 5.8.6 Olaf
Nope, on my system (FC25 / KF 5.32.0 / plasma 5.8.6) bug is still present.
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Up to now I worked around the problem by coyping the files to: usr/local/share/applications/*.desktop /usr/local/bin/*.sh Like this I was able to execute the script as root. Don't have most recent software version, but now tested again with: plasma 5.25.4 frameworks 5.96.0 desktop file again was placed in: ~/Desktop Now there initially is a new dialog box showing up to choose if I trust in the script or not. If I confirm to go on, then the script is executed and everything works as expected now. Someone seems to have fixed this issue.
This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 30 days. The bug is now closed as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME due to lack of needed information. For more information about our bug triaging procedures please read the wiki located here: https://community.kde.org/Guidelines_and_HOWTOs/Bug_triaging Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!