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	flotron	2013-03-22 , 21:05
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I'm making a theme packaged on deb.
The theme require to modify some files inside /usr/share/themes/base/meegotouch. It modifies succesfully those file s when i add the script to the posinst file BUT now i want to modify that files by a desktop icon that run an SH script that run commands like /sbin/initctl restart xsession/mthome or symlink inside /usr/share/themes/base/meegotouch/libmeegotouchhome/style but these ones doesn't work.

I don't have permission? I tried chmod +x script.sh on the postinst but no luck

Maybe the script should be placed in other folder? (now is in /opt/theme)

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Last edited by flotron; 2013-03-22 at 21:08.

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elros34	2013-03-22 , 21:19
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I guess you need to be root user so try run commands with sudo.

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	flotron	2013-03-22 , 21:24
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but if you run commands in sudo the user must enter the password?
and why this script is working when is inside the postinst but not in the script.sh?

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	peterleinchen	2013-03-22 , 21:41
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You need to put a file "myApp.sudoers" into /etc/sudoers.d/
with a content like

user ALL = NOPASSWD: /path/to/script/scriptname

and call in postinst 'update-sudoers'.
Then you may call the script with sudo without requiring a password.

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This guide is only valid for normal debian based systems. For Harmattans cripped aegisfs there needs to be obeyed a few things more ...

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	flotron	2013-03-22 , 21:55
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sorry for be insisten but why this script is working when is inside the postinst but not in the script.sh?

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	peterleinchen	2013-03-22 , 22:00
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postinst is executed as root.
Did you try to run the script with sudo or as root?

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	flotron	2013-03-22 , 22:26
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So.. if i execute this: ln -s /opt/mytheme /usr/share/themes
With sudo would be:

Code:

sudo ln -s /opt/mytheme usr/share/themes

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	flotron	2013-03-22 , 22:54
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Originally Posted by peterleinchen

You need to put a file "myApp.sudoers" into /etc/sudoers.d/
with a content like
and call in postinst 'update-sudoers'.
Then you may call the script with sudo without requiring a password.

not working

I tried to add sudo in the desktop icon too but nothing..

Code:

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=My Theme
Exec=sudo /opt/mytheme/changer/script.sh
Icon=/opt/mytheme/icon/icon.png
X-Window-Icon=
X-HildonDesk-ShowInToolbar=true
X-Osso-Type=application/x-executable

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Last edited by flotron; 2013-03-22 at 22:59.

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	peterleinchen	2013-03-22 , 23:14
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Instead of guessing around: what exactly is not working? Which errors?
What is the content of your script?
Forgot the shebang?
Does the script work when executed as root?
???