systemd already uses polkit to ask for root password when required
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onyx lynx
you don't need to run it with sudo
it's safer to use polkit, you probably don't have a graphical polkit agent
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onyx lynx
go to section "1.1 Authentication agents"
install any graphical agent you like in the list
you can do what you asked for (running the script as root from a non-root user) using a setuid bit but it is not very safe
any mistake in the script and you could ruin your system
i believe lxqt stuff are generally the most lightweight
yes
but you can't use the CLI one if you are not in an interactive shell in a terminal
it needs a terminal emulator to read your password through
no
it can
the script just has to be run from a terminal but you are not using a terminal to run it
do you understand the reason ?
when you run it from a terminal it use the terminal to read your password
when you click a button then where would it read the password from
it's not visible to you
and it's not interactive
yes
you can
- make the buttons launch a terminal emulator to read the password through
- or you can install a graphical agent
- or you can use a setuid bit but that would be bad
- or you can make polkit do what you want without asking for a password which is bad too
an opened terminal* to be correct
but yes that would be the most ideal solution
no
i don't understand your question
ask a proper question please
between what and what
CLI is not a thing
i can give you an analogy to explain what i mean
CLI/terminal is like GUI/screen
what is GUI ?
do you install GUI ?
no GUI (graphical user interface) is just a way to interact with an app
and a screen shows you GUI apps
a terminal emulator is a kind of a screen for CLI apps (apps that use text instead of graphics)
GUI apps use screens
CLI apps use terminals
terminals don't exist anymore
so we use terminal emulators
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