Re: nmap/Zenmap help

[David Fifield <david () bamsoftware com>]

On Fri, Apr 14, 2017 at 07:14:55PM -0500, Eric Tinney wrote:
> I'm currently using Ubuntu 16.04, I have nmap/zenmap 7.01 installed, and Zenmap
> asks me for root pwd every time I open the program from the launcher. I want to
> upgrade both to 7.40, but when I done a fresh install of the software pair at
> work today, I wasn't asked for a pwd (and instead get a "non-root user"
> warning), and in order to run as root, I have to initiate Zenmap from command
> line with "sudo Zenmap". I prefer it to ask me for the password the first step
> when launched from the launcher instead of launching from command line.
>
> First question: To upgrade, I intended to remove/purge the nmap and Zenmap
> versions 7.01 that I had and do a fresh install, but I don't want what happened
> at work to happen at home. Is there a better way to upgrade than to remove
> existing, then install the debs using dpkg after making the debs with the rpms/
> alien available on the nmap.org website?

I haven't tried installing debs converted from rpm, so I don't have a
recommendation here.

> Second question: What have I done wrong on the install at work (and avoiding
> until I hear from you on the install at home) to make the GUI not ask me for my
> root password when launching Zenmap from the launcher?

What is the contents of the .desktop file (right-click on the icon and
select "Edit" or something)? There are two versions of the file,
zenmap.desktop and zenmap-root.desktop:
        https://svn.nmap.org/nmap/zenmap/install_scripts/unix/?p=36710
They differ in the Exec line:
        Exec=zenmap %F
        Exec=su-to-zenmap.sh %F
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