starman@programming.dev to Linux@lemmy.ml · 6 months agoSystemd wants to expand to include a sudo replacementoutpost.fosspost.orgexternal-linkmessage-square261fedilinkarrow-up1339arrow-down115
arrow-up1324arrow-down1external-linkSystemd wants to expand to include a sudo replacementoutpost.fosspost.orgstarman@programming.dev to Linux@lemmy.ml · 6 months agomessage-square261fedilink
minus-squarelengau@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 months agoKinda feels like writing a script that implements the sudo CLI but calls pkexec would be an easier way to do it. Given that so many systems already come with both sudo and pkexec, do we really need yet another option?
minus-squarechameleon@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 months agoThe point of this is to implement some form of privilege escalation without the SUID mechanism. sudo, pkexec and doas are all SUID.
Kinda feels like writing a script that implements the
sudoCLI but callspkexecwould be an easier way to do it. Given that so many systems already come with bothsudoandpkexec, do we really need yet another option?The point of this is to implement some form of privilege escalation without the SUID mechanism.
sudo,pkexecanddoasare all SUID.