Re: xsane as root

From: Oliver Rauch (Oliver.Rauch@Wolfsburg.DE)
Date: Sat Feb 26 2000 - 04:52:58 PST

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    >So just give them what they are asking for, but don't make it too
    >easy:
    >
    >Just add a command line switch that let's the user run xsane as root.
    >If this switch is not there generate an error message telling the user
    >that what they are trying to do is dangerous and that you will not
    >accept any problem reports from that. Then tell them how they can
    >run xsane as root.
    >
    >In addition to that I would create a warning window everytime somebody
    >tries to start the program as root.

    Hi Karl-Heinz,

    the problem is that the people will ask about probelms anyway,
    so it does not really help to add a message like "donīt send bugreports when
    you have problems running xsane as root".

    But adding some warnings may help.

    Bye
    Oliver

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