From: Stephen > and to log in i do so (via likewise-open) as DOMAIN\user-name I can > then access the machine just fine but normal user permissions any > admin level tasks i want to do to the machine i have to get creative > or log in as a locally managed user. > > interestingly enough i can drop to terminal and then su to root but if > the application i want has any X interaction it will not work. Execute "xhost +local:" as the user who's logged in to X. Then "sudo bash" or whatever, "export DISPLAY=:0", and X apps as root should Just Work. > If i could somehow import the Users i want to give elevated access to > the local machine i would know what i am doing from there. but the > users that are authenticating from the domain are nowhere to be found. ISTR something like libpam-ldap that'd allow people to authenticate against an AD server. However, I never investigated that fully as the auth servers were typically Linux boxes. I may have something like that in my Usenet archives but won't be able to check that until after dinner. -- Matt G / Dances With Crows The Crow202 Blog: http://crow202.org/wordpress/ There is no Darkness in Eternity/But only Light too dim for us to see --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss