NAME

       su-to-root  -  A  simple  script  to give an `interactive' front-end to su.  It can be used in menu entry
       commands to ask for the root password

SYNOPSIS

       su-to-root [-X] [-p <user>] -c <command>

DESCRIPTION

       Most menu entries simply start an editor or a game or whatever.  But some menu entries would like to give
       the user the ability  to  change  important  settings  in  the  system,  that  require  root  privileges.
       su-to-root can be used to ask for the root password.

OPTIONS

       -c <command>
              The command to execute as a string.  This option is mandatory.

       -p <user>
              The name of the user to change to, instead of root.

       -X     The  command  is  a  X11  program  that does not require a terminal.  This is to be used with menu
              entries that declare needs="X11".

ENVIRONMENT

       SU_TO_ROOT_X
              Select the su-like program called by su-to-root -X.  Supported values  are  gksu,  kdesu,  kde4su,
              ktsuss,  sux,  sudo-askpass, gksudo and kdesudo.  kde4su denotes the KDE4 version of kdesu.  sudo-
              askpass require ssh-askpass to be installed.

              When this variable is not set su-to-root will currently try to use gksu,  kdesu,  kde4su,  ktsuss,
              sux  and  the  built-in code, in that order with the exception that under a KDE session, kdesu and
              kde4su are preferred over gksu.

              The exact set of programs to try and their order is subject to change without notice.

       SU_TO_ROOT_SU
              Select the su-like program used in text mode.  Supported values are sudo, sux and  su,  the  later
              being the default.

FILES

       /etc/su-to-rootrc

       ~/.su-to-rootrc
              su-to-root  will source these files at startup in this order.  This lets you define and modify the
              environment variables above without restarting your X session.

COPYING

       su-to-root is distributed under the GNU General Public License.  (GPL 2.0 or greater).

AUTHORS

       Joost Witteveen <joostje@debian.org>

       X11 support by Morten Brix Pedersen and Bill Allombert <ballombe@debian.org>

SEE ALSO

       update-menus(1), menufile(5), /usr/share/doc/menu/html

Debian Project                                   20 October 1998                                   su-to-root(1)