X-Git-Url: https://cloud.milkyroute.net/gitweb/dolphin.git/blobdiff_plain/48b58f830a585b773435c9af5ee2fe8f0c7c641d..b734386cbc8436a239d20df31253a870c4e6c936:/src/main.cpp

diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index db52e11be..a46b5e2d8 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -43,10 +43,15 @@
 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
 
@@ -108,8 +113,6 @@ extern "C" Q_DECL_EXPORT int kdemain(int argc, char **argv)
     DBusInterface interface;
 
     QCommandLineParser parser;
-    parser.addVersionOption();
-    parser.addHelpOption();
     aboutData.setupCommandLine(&parser);
 
     // command line options