Re: script for system Authentication dialog box.
Re: script for system Authentication dialog box.
- Subject: Re: script for system Authentication dialog box.
- From: Andrew Oliver <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 22:00:06 -0700
On 7/20/05 9:53 AM, "selva.ganesan" <email@hidden> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am using do shell script"sudo mkdir /usr/local/bin" with administrator
> privileges to making dir.System will show u the nice dialogue box to enter
> the administrator password.
Don't do this. Do not mix 'sudo' and 'with administrator privileges. They
are redundant.
> In the same way, i am showing dialogue box to enter the password and
> passsing into the commands which requires the administrator password. When
> we r entering the password in my dialogue box it is showing the password
> instead of asterisk characters.
> In system dialogue box it is showing the characters as asterisk.How can i
> make it in my dialogue box?
Just:
do shell script "mkdir /usr/local/bin" with administrator privileges
AppleScript will take care of authenticating the user and elevating the
privileges. There is no need for you or your script to know the password in
advance.
Andrew
:)
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