How to use sudo in a script

[Robin2]

When I do the following at a terminal it asks for the password and opens the file manager as ROOT.

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sudo rox-filer

But when I put it in a shell-script nothing happens. Almost everything Google turns up is about how to get around the need for the password. But I want my script to prompt for the password and then run the rox-filer program as root.

What am I missing?

...R

[austin.texas]

Anytime you run a graphical program (rox-filer) use gksudo - not sudo

[deepakdeshp]

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 echo mypassword | sudo -S command  

If you want the padsword to be read from the script.
Or

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 sudo -S command  

if you want to input the password from the terminal.

For gui commands use gksudo instead of sudo as advised by Austin.Texas

[Robin2]

Thanks very much.

When I put

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gksudo rox-filer

in my script it works fine - asks for the password and then open rox-filer as root

...R