extern "C" Q_DECL_EXPORT int kdemain(int argc, char **argv)
{
#ifndef Q_OS_WIN
- // Check whether we are running as root
+ // Prohibit using sudo or kdesu (but allow using the root user directly)
if (getuid() == 0) {
- std::cout << "Executing Dolphin as root is not possible." << std::endl;
- return EXIT_FAILURE;
+ if (!qEnvironmentVariableIsEmpty("SUDO_USER")) {
+ std::cout << "Executing Dolphin with sudo is not possible due to unfixable security vulnerabilities." << std::endl;
+ return EXIT_FAILURE;
+ } else if (!qEnvironmentVariableIsEmpty("KDESU_USER")) {
+ std::cout << "Executing Dolphin with kdesu is not possible due to unfixable security vulnerabilities." << std::endl;
+ return EXIT_FAILURE;
+ }
}
#endif
DBusInterface interface;
QCommandLineParser parser;
- parser.addVersionOption();
- parser.addHelpOption();
aboutData.setupCommandLine(&parser);
// command line options