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gm-notify package

Run as root?

Asked by Azazello

Hi.
If i trying run this application as root, i am getting error:

** Message: pygobject_register_sinkfunc is deprecated (GstObject)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/gm-notify", line 237, in <module>
    cm = CheckMail()
  File "/usr/bin/gm-notify", line 72, in __init__
    keys = keyring.Keyring("GMail", "mail.google.com", "http")
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gm_notify_keyring.py", line 9, in __init__
    self._keyring = gnomekeyring.get_default_keyring_sync()
gnomekeyring.IOError

Options:
sudo -u %username% gm-notify
su -l -H %username% -c "gm-notify"
were not the result.....

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Why are you running it as root!! It's MASSIVELY unsecured and COMPLETELY unnecessary

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Ravi (asvravi) said : 		#2

Are you on 10.04, with auto-login enabled?
If so, this may help
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-keyring/+bug/569667/comments/14

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Azazello (azazello29) said : 		#3

I have a script, which is run with the rights of root. In it, I need to run gm-notify. I tried to run this as a user, but could not do it.

Ravi, I am performed this instruction, but it did not help.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#4

gm-notify is an indicator item to show new emails in an google webmail account. Why does this need elevated access? How are you implementing gm-notify into a script?

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Azazello (azazello29) said : 		#5

gm-notify - is very good application, but it does not work under proxy. I am created simple script, which execute if plug\unplug LAN cable.

WORK=192.168.
HOME=10.10.
IP=`ifconfig eth0 | colrm 1 10 | awk -F "[: ]" '$1 ~ /^inet$/{print $3}' | cut -c1-6`
if [ $IP == $WORK ]
then
killall gm-notify
proxychains gm-notify
fi
if [ $IP == $HOME ]
then
killall gm-notify
proxychains gm-notify
fi

etc....

But i can run this script only as root....

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#6

https://bugs.launchpad.net/gm-notify/+bug/371878
It's a known bug for sure :)

You shoud use:

su user -c gm-notify

replace user with your username. E.g.

su andy -c gm-notify

and the command will execute as andy, much more secure

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Azazello (azazello29) said : 		#7

Unfortunaly, run through su or sudo does not work too...

root@tester-laptop:/home/tester# su tester -c gm-notify
** Message: pygobject_register_sinkfunc is deprecated (GstObject)

Session terminated, killing shell... ...killed.

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ajmal_82 (ajmal-82) said : 		#8

try this "sudo -s" then put password then try the script running if everything fails and you desperately want to run the script elevating your privileges then become administrator of the system.bye

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