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Re: xterminal "top" shortcut

hi folks... i'm struggeling with this one...

my desktop-file:

Code:

[Desktop Entry]

Encoding=UTF-8

Version=0.1

Type=Application

Terminal=true

Name=RandomVid

Exec=/usr/bin/osso-xterm /etc/hildon-welcome.d/lalala.sh

Icon=terminal

#X-Window-Icon=

X-Window-Icon=     

X-HildonDesk-ShowInToolbar=true

X-Osso-Type=application/x-executable

i did chmod:

Code:

chmod 755 /etc/hildon-welcome.d/lalala.sh

chmod a+x doesn't seem to help too.

and my script:

Code:

#!/bin/bash



# determine number of files in /dconfs

cd /etc/hildon-welcome.d/dconfs/

nof=$(ls *.conf | wc -l)



# get random number

rn=$(dd if=/dev/urandom count=1 2> /dev/null | cksum | cut -f1 -d" ")



# in range of 1 - nof

let "rr = $rn % $nof + 1"



# choose random conf

rf="$rr.conf"

echo "$rr.conf"



# copy it over to default.conf

cp $rf ../default.conf



# exit

exit 0

if i click on the shortcut a terminal opens up but then closes itself after a few seconds.

when i try to execute it (i'm already in the right folder) with:

Code:

lalala.sh

Code:

./lalala.sh

there is an error "/bin/sh: lalala.sh: not found" or "/bin/sh: ./lalala.sh: not found" :(

it only works with

Code:

sh lalala.sh

the echo-line shows up and my file gets replaced correctly :D

but i can't get the shortcut to work ;(

help appreciated! thanks in advance! :)

Re: xterminal "top" shortcut

hmpf... i have to execute this whole script as root or a few commands in it... how do i do that!? o.O

Re: xterminal "top" shortcut

tried to start it with
Exec=osso-xterm "sudo sh /etc/hildon-welcome.d/lalala.sh"
then i'm asked for the root password... -.-

even if i edit my script and write "sudo" before every command which have to be executed as root i'm getting asked for this password....

then i tried "sudo gainroot" as first line of my script.
it opens xterm but my script isn't executed...

it's driving me crazy o.O

Re: xterminal "top" shortcut

I just type 'root' in the terminal when I want root access. I have installed rootsh, that may be it.

Re: xterminal "top" shortcut

i have installed rootsh too.
and i can get root-access to my files via "sudo gainroot" in xterm.

but my problem is following:
i have a script and a desktop-shortcut to this script.

and now i have to execute this script with root-rights.
so how can this be done?

do i have to write something special after Exec= in the desktop-file?
do i have to write something special before the critical commands in the script?
what do i have to do!? i've tried so many things till now - nothing worked :(

Re: xterminal "top" shortcut

Code:

Exec=/bin/busybox sh -c 'echo /etc/hildon-welcome.d/lalala.sh | sudo gainroot'

Thanks goes here.

Re: xterminal "top" shortcut

thanks for your reply... but that also doesn't work... :/

Re: xterminal "top" shortcut

Try adding the SH before it:

Quote:

Exec=/bin/busybox sh -c 'echo sh /etc/hildon-welcome.d/lalala.sh | sudo gainroot'

Re: xterminal "top" shortcut

nope :(

i have added some echos in my script for watching where the problem might be...

but... if i click on the shortcut... a terminal opens up... it just says "randomvid", with a progress indicator to the right and a big black screen under the top bar...

after a few seconds the window closes itself :(

should i see my script running? (with all these echos in the terminal?!)

Re: xterminal "top" shortcut

As user.. run this in a terminal window:

echo sh /etc/hildon-welcome.d/lalala.sh | sudo gainroot