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su-to-root(1)		    Debian GNU/Linux manual		 su-to-root(1)

NAME
       su-to-root  - A simple script to give an `interactive' front-end to su.
       It can be used in menu entry commands to ask for the root password

SYNOPSIS
       su-to-root [-X] [-p <user>] -c <command>

DESCRIPTION
       Most menu entries simply start an editor or a  game  or	whatever.  But
       some  menu  entries  would  like to give the user the ability to change
       important  settings  in	the  system,  that  require  root  privileges.
       su-to-root can be used to ask for the root password.

OPTIONS
       -c <command>
	      The command to execute as a string. This option is mandatory.

       -p <user>
	      The name of the user to change to, instead of root.

       -X     The  command  is a X11 program that does not require a terminal.
	      This is to be used with menu entries that declare needs="X11".

ENVIRONMENT
       SU_TO_ROOT_X
	      Select the su-like program called by su-to-root  -X.   Supported
	      values are gksu, kdesu, kde4su, ktsuss,
	       sux,  gksudo  and  kdesudo.  kde4su denotes the KDE4 version of
	      kdesu.

	      When this variable is not set su-to-root will currently  try  to
	      use  gksu,  kdesu, kde4su, ktsuss, sux and the built-in code, in
	      that order with the exception that under a  KDE  session,	 kdesu
	      and kde4su are prefered over gksu.

	      The  exact  set of programs to try and their order is subject to
	      change without notice.

       SU_TO_ROOT_SU
	      Select the su-like program used in text mode.  Supported	values
	      are sudo, sux and su, the later being the default.

FILES
       /etc/su-to-rootrc

       ~/.su-to-rootrc
	      su-to-root  will	source	these  files at startup in this order.
	      This lets you define and modify the environment variables	 above
	      without restarting your X session.

COPYING
       su-to-root  is  distributed under the GNU General Public License.  (GPL
       2.0 or greater).

AUTHORS
       Joost Witteveen <joostje@debian.org>

       X11  support  by	 Morten	 Brix  Pedersen	 and  Bill   Allombert	 <bal‐
       lombe@debian.org>

SEE ALSO
       update-menus(1), menufile(5), /usr/share/doc/menu/html

Debian Project			20 October 1998			 su-to-root(1)
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