Allowing user to run system tools with entering root password

Rodrique Heron <[email protected]> Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:52:58 -0400
Newsgroups gmane.comp.gnome.system-tools
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I'm not sure if this is the right list for this, so please redirect me to t=
he correct list if that's the case.

Basically I want to know how I can give users Admin rights over their deskt=
ops so that they don't have to know roots password to run programs from"Syt=
em" menu. For example the system-config-display requires root's password:

$ system-config-display
You are attempting to run "system-config-display" which requires administra=
tive
privileges, but more information is needed in order to do so.
Password for root

Thanks

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<p class=3DMsoNormal>I&#8217;m not sure if this is the right list for this,=
 so
please redirect me to the correct list if that&#8217;s the case.<o:p></o:p>=
</p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>Basically I want to know how I can give users Admin ri=
ghts
over their desktops so that they don&#8217;t have to know roots password to=
 run
programs from&#8221;Sytem&#8221; menu. For example the system-config-displa=
y
requires root&#8217;s password:<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>$ system-config-display<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>You are attempting to run &quot;system-config-display&=
quot;
which requires administrative<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>privileges, but more information is needed in order to=
 do
so.<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>Password for root<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>Thanks<o:p></o:p></p>

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