[Bug 178988] New: (kde)sudo applications should use GUI settings from calling user

[Fred van Zwieten]

http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=178988

           Summary: (kde)sudo applications should use GUI settings from
                    calling user
           Product: kde
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Compiled Sources
        OS/Version: unspecified
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: wishlist
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: unassigned-bugs at kde.org
        ReportedBy: kde-bugs at dezwietjes.nl


Version:            (using Devel)
Installed from:    Compiled sources

We all know the problem: When running a GUI app with root privileges, it uses
the settings in the .kde folder from root instead of from the user. I propose
to change this. I'm not sure how, but a do have a suggestion: Create a separate
environment variable for the root-folder for GUI settings. Make sure this
variable is passed as an argument in the (kde)sudo call. Then, this app will
resolve to the kde folder of the calling user for the GUI settings. It's a
fairly big change, because all calls to the GUI settings file need to use the
new environment variable. Don't know if this has any security consequences
either.


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