how to start firestarter automatically at boot

[dmsynck]

sahutoglu sonmez Wrote: 
> Thanks Yannick,
> after starting the system I don't see firestarter
> running when I check system monitor. Does it mean that
> it is running but I just can't see it or actually it
> is not running? is there another way to check if it
> runs automatically after boot? I tried "gnome-sudo
> firestarter" in system/preferences/session.
> but then it asked my the root's password. it's ok but
> I would like it to start by itself.
> Thanks again.
> Sonmez 
> 
> --- Yannick Le Saint <y.lesaint at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 16:06:58 -0700 (PDT)
> > sahutoglu sonmez <sahutsonmez at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > I use Ubuntu 5.04 and have a question about
> > > firestarter. Does anybody know how to start it at
> > > booth automatically.  when I tried to use
> > > system->preferences->session 
> > > it gave an error saying that I don't have root
> > > privileges. 
> > 
> >   I could be mistaken, but firestarter should
> > automagically start at
> > boot. It's a service started by
> > /etc/init.d/firestarter that sets up
> > your firewall. Use sysv-rc-conf to enable/disable
> > it.
> > 
> >   You can see that your firewall is configured with
> > iptables -L (you
> > should see a lot of rules added by firestarter).
> > 
> >   Now if you want the graphical interface to start
> > at logon, i think you
> > should put "gnome-sudo firestarter" and not simply
> > firestarter in
> > system/preferences/session.
> > 
> >   The graphical interface is just meant to see
> > forbidden packets. The
> > firewall is running and working whether you start
> > the graphical
> > interface or not.
> > 
> > ---
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Hi there, 



You might want to try these two steps to get firestarter to run under
Gnome without it asking you for the root passwd.



1. run sudo visudo and add the following - 

your username ALL=NOPASSWD:/usr/sbin/firestarter



2. Add the following to your startup programs in system - preferences -
sessions

Order - 20 Command - gksudo /usr/sbin/firestarter



restart Gnome and it should startup the graphical firestarter without
asking for a password.


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