maemo.org - Talk - View Single Post

recyclebin	2008-01-05 , 04:59
Posts: 12 \| Thanked: 0 times \| Joined on Aug 2007 @ Seattle,WA	#20

Originally Posted by kurupted

how can i make it so i can start up emelfm2 in root with out having to type it in xterm everytime.

I set up emelfm2 to run as root using these steps:

Add the following line to "/etc/sudoers" (need to be root to edit it):
Code:
```
user ALL = NOPASSWD: /usr/local/lib/emelfm2/emelfm2
```
Change the "/usr/bin/emelfm2" wrapper script file to "sudo" the actual emelfm2 executable (if not being run by root):
Code:
```
#!/bin/sh
cd /usr/local/lib/emelfm2

# Don't use 'sudo' if already root...
UID=`id -ur 2> /dev/null`
if [ $UID -eq 0 ]; then
  ./emelfm2 &
else
  sudo ./emelfm2 &
fi
```
(this also puts emelfm2 into the background automatically so you'll get your shell prompt back)