From 35fdfe5e01e545ba5c1985df0c51500e99ee241b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: david Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 15:44:47 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update macosx/README for nmap-4.62-test8. --- macosx/README | 14 +++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/macosx/README b/macosx/README index 44825f92a..ce89f0d67 100644 --- a/macosx/README +++ b/macosx/README @@ -15,9 +15,14 @@ Zenmap is installed as an application bundle in Known issues: -Zenmap doesn't run as root. Work to allow this is underway. A workaround -is to peek inside the application bundle: - sudo /Applications/Zenmap.app/Contents/MacOS/zenmap +The authorization dialog that is displayed when the application is +started is confusing. If the user is an administrator, it says "Zenmap +requires that you type your password.", but it's not required. Selecting +Cancel will run Zenmap without privileges. If the user is not an +administrator, it says "Type an administrator's name and password to +allow Zenmap to make changes.", but what's really being asked for +low-level access to network hardware. The operating system does not +provide a way to change the text on these dialogs. Changes in the test package: @@ -52,3 +57,6 @@ nmap-4.62-test6 (May 9, 2008) nmap-4.62-test7 (May 10, 2008) This release attempts to automatically launch X11 if it's not already running. + +nmap-4.62-test8 (May 20, 2008) + This release prompts for a password to allow running as root.