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+/* vi: ts=8 sts=4 sw=4
+ *
+ * $Id$
+ *
+ * This file is part of the KDE project, module kdesu.
+ * Copyright (C) 1999,2000 Geert Jansen <jansen@kde.org>
+ *
+ * This is free software; you can use this library under the GNU Library
+ * General Public License, version 2. See the file "COPYING.LIB" for the
+ * exact licensing terms.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __SU_h_Included__
+#define __SU_h_Included__
+
+#include <qcstring.h>
+
+#include <kdelibs_export.h>
+
+#include "stub.h"
+
+/**
+ * Executes a command under elevated privileges, using su.
+ */
+
+class KDESU_EXPORT SuProcess: public StubProcess
+{
+public:
+ SuProcess(const QCString &user=0, const QCString &command=0);
+ ~SuProcess();
+
+ enum Errors { SuNotFound=1, SuNotAllowed, SuIncorrectPassword };
+
+ /**
+ * Executes the command. This will wait for the command to finish.
+ */
+ enum checkMode { NoCheck=0, Install=1, NeedPassword=2 } ;
+ int exec(const char *password, int check=NoCheck);
+
+ /**
+ * Checks if the stub is installed and the password is correct.
+ * @return Zero if everything is correct, nonzero otherwise.
+ */
+ int checkInstall(const char *password);
+
+ /**
+ * Checks if a password is needed.
+ */
+ int checkNeedPassword();
+
+private:
+ enum SuErrors { error=-1, ok=0, killme=1, notauthorized=2 } ;
+ int ConverseSU(const char *password);
+
+protected:
+ virtual void virtual_hook( int id, void* data );
+private:
+ class SuProcessPrivate;
+ SuProcessPrivate *d;
+ QString superUserCommand;
+};
+
+#endif