The need was still the sudoers file This however is fixed and working, I can now access all the admin tools with anyone that is on the domain admins group within the domain. %DOMAIN\\domain^admins ALL=(ALL) ALL http://www.likewisesoftware.com/community/index.php/forums/viewthread/80/ On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 10:23 AM, Matt Graham wrote: > 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 > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen --------------------------------------------------- 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