Re: Device browser, mounting, and other root tasks in KFM

On Wednesday 06 November 2002 21:13, Eric Ellsworth wrote:
> for the duration of the action.  The functionaliy could be restricted to a
> set of users by a KDE-wide mechanism.  Is this worth it, or do people just
> mount once and go?

I don't see why a user would want to set a special location for a hard disk. 
Unless, of course, you are setting up your system, but then the 
distribution's setup tools should be more appropriate.

IMHO a view like that in Windows, that displays all devices, would be a better 
idea (but maybe only for removable storage). It would be nice if I could see 
all the Firewire/USB harddisks, digicams, MP3 players, flash cards and USB 
memory sticks that are currently connected to the system.

>   2) Creating files and directories in restricted directories
> of being root. Would it be worth adding features to prompt you for the
> appropriate password when you go to manage files where you don't have
> adequate permission?  Again, this would need to be restricted to some group
> of users, but it might be really useful.

Hmmm... interesting question. Should restricted actions be offered to the user 
(and he then be prompted for a password), or should they be hidden.
Maybe it would be a good idea to offer logging in as root to a certain group 
of users, for example users in the 'trusted' group.

bye...