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Author: Aitor
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To: dng
Subject: Re: [DNG] why is polkit needed? dropin replacement
Hi,

On 23/2/20 13:17, Aitor wrote:
> The binary won't be suid, but rather it'll receive the root password
> through the mentioned unix socket using internally (sudo | su) afterwards.


As simple as that:

system( "echo <password> | sudo -S <application_name>");

I tested my first draft and it works. Do it simple, isn't it?

Aitor.