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Date: Sun, 07 Apr 2002 07:01:43 -0400
From: Tony Lawrence <tony@aplawrence.com>
Subject: Re: root password
References: <gmJr8.12026$d45.1232449@monolith.news.easynet.net>
Claire Gould wrote:
> I am writing a GUI to the IPChains and IPTables tools. I was hoping to
> prompt the user for the root password rather than telling them to log in as
> root (if they aren't already!).
>
> Is this possible? If so, how would I be able to check the password?
>
See "man consolehelper"
--
Tony Lawrence
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