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diff --git a/tdesu/CMakeLists.txt b/tdesu/CMakeLists.txt
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+#################################################
+#
+#  (C) 2010 Serghei Amelian
+#  serghei (DOT) amelian (AT) gmail.com
+#
+#  Improvements and feedback are welcome
+#
+#  This file is released under GPL >= 2
+#
+#################################################
+
+include_directories(
+  ${TQT_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+  ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
+  ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/tdecore
+  ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/dcop
+  ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/tdecore
+)
+
+link_directories(
+  ${TQT_LIBRARY_DIRS}
+)
+
+
+##### headers ###################################
+
+install( FILES
+    defaults.h client.h process.h tdesu_pty.h
+    kcookie.h su.h ssh.h stub.h
+  DESTINATION ${INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR}/tdesu )
+
+
+##### libtdesu ##################################
+
+set( target tdesu )
+
+set( ${target}_SRCS
+  client.cpp process.cpp kcookie.cpp
+  su.cpp ssh.cpp stub.cpp tdesu_pty.cpp
+)
+
+tde_add_library( ${target} SHARED
+  SOURCES ${${target}_SRCS}
+  VERSION 4.2.0
+  LINK tdecore-shared ${LIB_UTIL}
+  DESTINATION ${LIB_INSTALL_DIR}
+)
+
+tde_install_symlink( tdesu_pty.h ${INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR}/tdesu/pty.h )
+
+
+##### tdesu_stub ################################
+
+tde_add_executable( tdesu_stub
+  SOURCES tdesu_stub.c
+  DESTINATION ${BIN_INSTALL_DIR}
+)
diff --git a/tdesu/Mainpage.dox b/tdesu/Mainpage.dox
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index 000000000..c39881397
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+++ b/tdesu/Mainpage.dox
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/** @mainpage Console-mode authentication
+
+libtdesu provides functionality for building GUI front ends for
+(password asking) console mode programs. For example, tdesu and
+kdessh use it to interface with su and ssh respectively.
+
+@authors
+Geert Jansen \<[email protected]\>
+
+@maintainers
+Adriaan de Groot \<[email protected]\>
+
+@licenses
+@lgpl
+
+
+*/
+
+// DOXYGEN_REFERENCES = tdecore
+// DOXYGEN_SET_PROJECT_NAME = Trinitysu
+// vim:ts=4:sw=4:expandtab:filetype=doxygen
diff --git a/tdesu/Makefile.am b/tdesu/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..847a21ee1
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+++ b/tdesu/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+## Makefile.am for libtdesu
+
+INCLUDES = -I$(top_srcdir)/kio/ $(all_includes)
+
+lib_LTLIBRARIES = libtdesu.la
+libtdesu_la_SOURCES = client.cpp process.cpp kcookie.cpp su.cpp ssh.cpp stub.cpp tdesu_pty.cpp
+libtdesu_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 6:0:2 -no-undefined $(all_libraries) 
+libtdesu_la_LIBADD = $(LIB_KDECORE) $(LIB_QT) $(top_builddir)/dcop/libDCOP.la
+libtdesu_la_NMCHECK = $(srcdir)/libtdesu.nmcheck
+libtdesu_la_NMCHECKWEAK = $(srcdir)/libtdesu_weak.nmcheck $(top_srcdir)/tdecore/libtdecore_weak.nmcheck \
+	$(top_srcdir)/dcop/libDCOP_weak.nmcheck $(top_srcdir)/tdecore/libqt-mt_weak.nmcheck
+
+tdesudir = $(includedir)/tdesu
+tdesu_HEADERS = defaults.h client.h process.h tdesu_pty.h kcookie.h su.h ssh.h stub.h
+
+install-data-hook:
+	$(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)$(tdesudir)
+	-rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(tdesudir)/pty.h
+	ln -s tdesu_pty.h $(DESTDIR)$(tdesudir)/pty.h
+
+uninstall-local:
+	-rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(tdesudir)/pty.h
+
+bin_PROGRAMS = tdesu_stub
+tdesu_stub_SOURCES = tdesu_stub.c
+tdesu_stub_LDFLAGS = $(all_libraries)
+tdesu_stub_LDADD =
+
+include $(top_srcdir)/admin/Doxyfile.am
+
diff --git a/tdesu/README b/tdesu/README
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c81f5c23b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tdesu/README
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+Maintainer: Adriaan de Groot <[email protected]>
+Maintainer: tdesu was maintained by Alan Eldridge until his
+            death in 2003.
+
+README for libtdesu.
+
+Libtdesu provides functionality for building GUI front ends for 
+(password asking) console mode programs. For example, tdesu and
+kdessh use it to interface with su and ssh respectively.
+
+libtdesu is Copyright (c) 1999,2000 Geert Jansen <[email protected]>
+
+Distributed under the GNU Library General Public License, version 2.
diff --git a/tdesu/client.cpp b/tdesu/client.cpp
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index 000000000..18accc313
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+++ b/tdesu/client.cpp
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+/* vi: ts=8 sts=4 sw=4
+ *
+ * $Id$
+ *
+ * This file is part of the KDE project, module tdesu.
+ * Copyright (C) 1999,2000 Geert Jansen <[email protected]>
+ *
+ * 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.
+ *
+ * client.cpp: A client for tdesud.
+ */
+
+#include <config.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <pwd.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <sys/un.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+
+#include <tqglobal.h>
+#include <tqcstring.h>
+#include <tqfile.h>
+#include <tqregexp.h>
+
+#include <kdebug.h>
+#include <kstandarddirs.h>
+#include <kapplication.h>
+#include <kde_file.h>
+
+#include "client.h"
+
+class KDEsuClient::KDEsuClientPrivate {
+public:
+    TQString daemon;
+};
+
+#ifndef SUN_LEN
+#define SUN_LEN(ptr) ((socklen_t) (((struct sockaddr_un *) 0)->sun_path) \
+	             + strlen ((ptr)->sun_path))
+#endif
+
+KDEsuClient::KDEsuClient()
+{
+    sockfd = -1;
+#ifdef Q_WS_X11
+    TQCString display(getenv("DISPLAY"));
+    if (display.isEmpty())
+    {
+        kdWarning(900) << k_lineinfo << "$DISPLAY is not set\n";
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // strip the screen number from the display
+    display.replace(TQRegExp("\\.[0-9]+$"), "");
+#else
+    TQCString display("QWS");
+#endif
+
+    sock = TQFile::encodeName(locateLocal("socket", TQString("tdesud_%1").arg(display.data())));
+    d = new KDEsuClientPrivate;
+    connect();
+}
+
+
+KDEsuClient::~KDEsuClient()
+{
+    delete d;
+    if (sockfd >= 0)
+	close(sockfd);
+}
+
+int KDEsuClient::connect()
+{
+    if (sockfd >= 0)
+	close(sockfd);
+    if (access(sock, R_OK|W_OK))
+    {
+	sockfd = -1;
+	return -1;
+    }
+
+    sockfd = socket(PF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+    if (sockfd < 0)
+    {
+	kdWarning(900) << k_lineinfo << "socket(): " << perror << "\n";
+	return -1;
+    }
+    struct sockaddr_un addr;
+    addr.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
+    strcpy(addr.sun_path, sock);
+
+    if (::connect(sockfd, (struct sockaddr *) &addr, SUN_LEN(&addr)) < 0)
+    {
+        kdWarning(900) << k_lineinfo << "connect():" << perror << endl;
+	close(sockfd); sockfd = -1;
+	return -1;
+    }
+
+#if !defined(SO_PEERCRED) || !defined(HAVE_STRUCT_UCRED)
+# if defined(HAVE_GETPEEREID)
+    uid_t euid;
+    gid_t egid;
+    // Security: if socket exists, we must own it
+    if (getpeereid(sockfd, &euid, &egid) == 0)
+    {
+       if (euid != getuid())
+       {
+            kdWarning(900) << "socket not owned by me! socket uid = " << euid << endl;
+            close(sockfd); sockfd = -1;
+            return -1;
+       }
+    }
+# else
+#  ifdef __GNUC__
+#   warning "Using sloppy security checks"
+#  endif
+    // We check the owner of the socket after we have connected.
+    // If the socket was somehow not ours an attacker will be able
+    // to delete it after we connect but shouldn't be able to
+    // create a socket that is owned by us.
+    KDE_struct_stat s;
+    if (KDE_lstat(sock, &s)!=0)
+    {
+        kdWarning(900) << "stat failed (" << sock << ")" << endl;
+	close(sockfd); sockfd = -1;
+	return -1;
+    }
+    if (s.st_uid != getuid())
+    {
+        kdWarning(900) << "socket not owned by me! socket uid = " << s.st_uid << endl;
+	close(sockfd); sockfd = -1;
+	return -1;
+    }
+    if (!S_ISSOCK(s.st_mode))
+    {
+        kdWarning(900) << "socket is not a socket (" << sock << ")" << endl;
+	close(sockfd); sockfd = -1;
+	return -1;
+    }
+# endif
+#else
+    struct ucred cred;
+    socklen_t siz = sizeof(cred);
+
+    // Security: if socket exists, we must own it
+    if (getsockopt(sockfd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_PEERCRED, &cred, &siz) == 0)
+    {
+        if (cred.uid != getuid())
+        {
+            kdWarning(900) << "socket not owned by me! socket uid = " << cred.uid << endl;
+            close(sockfd); sockfd = -1;
+            return -1;
+        }
+    }
+#endif
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+TQCString KDEsuClient::escape(const TQCString &str)
+{
+    TQCString copy = str;
+    int n = 0;
+    while ((n = copy.find("\\", n)) != -1)
+    {
+        copy.insert(n, '\\');
+        n += 2;
+    }
+    n = 0;
+    while ((n = copy.find("\"", n)) != -1)
+    {
+        copy.insert(n, '\\');
+        n += 2;
+    }
+    copy.prepend("\"");
+    copy.append("\"");
+    return copy;
+}
+
+int KDEsuClient::command(const TQCString &cmd, TQCString *result)
+{
+    if (sockfd < 0)
+	return -1;
+
+    if (send(sockfd, cmd, cmd.length(), 0) != (int) cmd.length())
+	return -1;
+
+    char buf[1024];
+    int nbytes = recv(sockfd, buf, 1023, 0);
+    if (nbytes <= 0)
+    {
+	kdWarning(900) << k_lineinfo << "no reply from daemon\n";
+	return -1;
+    }
+    buf[nbytes] = '\000';
+
+    TQCString reply = buf;
+    if (reply.left(2) != "OK")
+	return -1;
+
+    if (result)
+	*result = reply.mid(3, reply.length()-4);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int KDEsuClient::setPass(const char *pass, int timeout)
+{
+    TQCString cmd = "PASS ";
+    cmd += escape(pass);
+    cmd += " ";
+    cmd += TQCString().setNum(timeout);
+    cmd += "\n";
+    return command(cmd);
+}
+
+int KDEsuClient::exec(const TQCString &prog, const TQCString &user, const TQCString &options, const QCStringList &env)
+{
+    TQCString cmd;
+    cmd = "EXEC ";
+    cmd += escape(prog);
+    cmd += " ";
+    cmd += escape(user);
+    if (!options.isEmpty() || !env.isEmpty())
+    {
+       cmd += " ";
+       cmd += escape(options);
+       for(QCStringList::ConstIterator it = env.begin(); 
+          it != env.end(); ++it)
+       {
+          cmd += " ";
+          cmd += escape(*it);
+       }
+    }
+    cmd += "\n";
+    return command(cmd);
+}
+
+int KDEsuClient::setHost(const TQCString &host)
+{
+    TQCString cmd = "HOST ";
+    cmd += escape(host);
+    cmd += "\n";
+    return command(cmd);
+}
+
+int KDEsuClient::setPriority(int prio)
+{
+    TQCString cmd;
+    cmd.sprintf("PRIO %d\n", prio);
+    return command(cmd);
+}
+
+int KDEsuClient::setScheduler(int sched)
+{
+    TQCString cmd;
+    cmd.sprintf("SCHD %d\n", sched);
+    return command(cmd);
+}
+
+int KDEsuClient::delCommand(const TQCString &key, const TQCString &user)
+{
+    TQCString cmd = "DEL ";
+    cmd += escape(key);
+    cmd += " ";
+    cmd += escape(user);
+    cmd += "\n";
+    return command(cmd);
+}
+int KDEsuClient::setVar(const TQCString &key, const TQCString &value, int timeout,
+                        const TQCString &group)
+{
+    TQCString cmd = "SET ";
+    cmd += escape(key);
+    cmd += " ";
+    cmd += escape(value);
+    cmd += " ";
+    cmd += escape(group);
+    cmd += " ";
+    cmd += TQCString().setNum(timeout);
+    cmd += "\n";
+    return command(cmd);
+}
+
+TQCString KDEsuClient::getVar(const TQCString &key)
+{
+    TQCString cmd = "GET ";
+    cmd += escape(key);
+    cmd += "\n";
+    TQCString reply;
+    command(cmd, &reply);
+    return reply;
+}
+
+TQValueList<TQCString> KDEsuClient::getKeys(const TQCString &group)
+{
+    TQCString cmd = "GETK ";
+    cmd += escape(group);
+    cmd += "\n";
+    TQCString reply;
+    command(cmd, &reply);
+    int index=0, pos;
+    TQValueList<TQCString> list;
+    if( !reply.isEmpty() )
+    {
+        // kdDebug(900) << "Found a matching entry: " << reply << endl;
+        while (1)
+        {
+            pos = reply.find( '\007', index );
+            if( pos == -1 )
+            {
+                if( index == 0 )
+                    list.append( reply );
+                else
+                    list.append( reply.mid(index) );
+                break;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                list.append( reply.mid(index, pos-index) );
+            }
+            index = pos+1;
+        }
+    }
+    return list;
+}
+
+bool KDEsuClient::findGroup(const TQCString &group)
+{
+    TQCString cmd = "CHKG ";
+    cmd += escape(group);
+    cmd += "\n";
+    if( command(cmd) == -1 )
+        return false;
+    return true;
+}
+
+int KDEsuClient::delVar(const TQCString &key)
+{
+    TQCString cmd = "DELV ";
+    cmd += escape(key);
+    cmd += "\n";
+    return command(cmd);
+}
+
+int KDEsuClient::delGroup(const TQCString &group)
+{
+    TQCString cmd = "DELG ";
+    cmd += escape(group);
+    cmd += "\n";
+    return command(cmd);
+}
+
+int KDEsuClient::delVars(const TQCString &special_key)
+{
+    TQCString cmd = "DELS ";
+    cmd += escape(special_key);
+    cmd += "\n";
+    return command(cmd);
+}
+
+int KDEsuClient::ping()
+{
+    return command("PING\n");
+}
+
+int KDEsuClient::exitCode()
+{
+    TQCString result;
+    if (command("EXIT\n", &result) != 0)
+       return -1;
+       
+    return result.toLong();
+}
+
+int KDEsuClient::stopServer()
+{
+    return command("STOP\n");
+}
+
+static TQString findDaemon()
+{
+    TQString daemon = locate("bin", "tdesud");
+    if (daemon.isEmpty()) // if not in KDEDIRS, rely on PATH
+	daemon = KStandardDirs::findExe("tdesud");
+
+    if (daemon.isEmpty())
+    {
+	kdWarning(900) << k_lineinfo << "daemon not found\n";
+    }
+    return daemon;
+}
+
+bool KDEsuClient::isServerSGID()
+{
+    if (d->daemon.isEmpty())
+       d->daemon = findDaemon();
+    if (d->daemon.isEmpty())
+       return false;
+   
+    KDE_struct_stat sbuf;
+    if (KDE_stat(TQFile::encodeName(d->daemon), &sbuf) < 0)
+    {
+	kdWarning(900) << k_lineinfo << "stat(): " << perror << "\n";
+	return false;
+    }
+    return (sbuf.st_mode & S_ISGID);
+}
+
+int KDEsuClient::startServer()
+{
+    if (d->daemon.isEmpty())
+       d->daemon = findDaemon();
+    if (d->daemon.isEmpty())
+       return -1;
+
+    if (!isServerSGID()) {
+	kdWarning(900) << k_lineinfo << "tdesud not setgid!\n";
+    }
+
+    // tdesud only forks to the background after it is accepting
+    // connections.
+    // We start it via tdeinit to make sure that it doesn't inherit
+    // any fd's from the parent process.
+    int ret = kapp->tdeinitExecWait(d->daemon);
+    connect();
+    return ret;
+}
diff --git a/tdesu/client.h b/tdesu/client.h
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index 000000000..420d5dadd
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+++ b/tdesu/client.h
@@ -0,0 +1,207 @@
+/* vi: ts=8 sts=4 sw=4
+ *
+ * $Id$
+ *
+ * This file is part of the KDE project, module tdesu.
+ * Copyright (C) 1999,2000 Geert Jansen <[email protected]>
+ *
+ * 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.
+ *
+ * client.h: client to access tdesud.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __KDE_su_Client_h_Included__
+#define __KDE_su_Client_h_Included__
+
+#include <tqglobal.h>
+#include <kdelibs_export.h>
+
+#ifdef Q_OS_UNIX
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <sys/un.h>
+
+#include <tqcstring.h>
+#include <tqvaluelist.h>
+
+typedef TQValueList<TQCString> QCStringList;
+
+/**
+ * A client class to access tdesud, the KDE su daemon. Kdesud can assist in 
+ * password caching in two ways:
+ *
+ * @li For high security passwords, like for su and ssh, it executes the
+ * password requesting command for you. It feeds the password to the
+ * command, without ever returning it to you, the user. The daemon should 
+ * be installed setgid nogroup, in order to be able to act as an inaccessible, 
+ * trusted 3rd party. 
+ * See exec, setPass, delCommand.
+ *
+ * @li For lower security passwords, like web and ftp passwords, it can act
+ * as a persistent storage for string variables. These variables are
+ * returned to the user, and the daemon doesn't need to be setgid nogroup
+ * for this.
+ * See setVar, delVar, delGroup.
+ */
+
+class KDESU_EXPORT KDEsuClient {
+public:
+    KDEsuClient();
+    ~KDEsuClient();
+
+    /**
+     * Lets tdesud execute a command. If the daemon does not have a password
+     * for this command, this will fail and you need to call setPass().
+     *
+     * @param command The command to execute.
+     * @param user The user to run the command as.
+     * @param options Extra options.
+     * @param env Extra environment variables.
+     * @return Zero on success, -1 on failure.
+     */
+    int exec(const TQCString &command, const TQCString &user, const TQCString &options=0, const QCStringList &env=QCStringList());
+
+    /**
+     * Wait for the last command to exit and return the exit code.
+     * @return Exit code of last command, -1 on failure.
+     */
+    int exitCode();
+
+    /**
+     * Set root's password, lasts one session.
+     *
+     * @param pass Root's password.
+     * @param timeout The time that a password will live.
+     * @return Zero on success, -1 on failure.
+     */
+    int setPass(const char *pass, int timeout);
+
+    /**
+     * Set the target host (optional).
+     */
+    int setHost(const TQCString &host);
+
+    /**
+     * Set the desired priority (optional), see StubProcess.
+     */
+    int setPriority(int priority);
+
+    /**
+     * Set the desired scheduler (optional), see StubProcess.
+     */
+    int setScheduler(int scheduler);
+
+    /**
+     * Remove a password for a user/command.
+     * @param command The command.
+     * @param user The user.
+     * @return zero on success, -1 on an error
+     */
+    int delCommand(const TQCString &command, const TQCString &user);
+
+    /**
+     * Set a persistent variable.
+     * @param key The name of the variable.
+     * @param value Its value.
+     * @param timeout The timeout in seconds for this key. Zero means
+     * no timeout.
+     * @param group Make the key part of a group. See delGroup.
+     * @return zero on success, -1 on failure.
+     */
+    int setVar(const TQCString &key, const TQCString &value, int timeout=0, const TQCString &group=0);
+
+    /**
+     * Get a persistent variable.
+     * @param key The name of the variable.
+     * @return Its value.
+     */
+    TQCString getVar(const TQCString &key);
+
+    /**
+     * Gets all the keys that are membes of the given group.
+     * @param group the group name of the variables.
+     * @return a list of the keys in the group.
+     */
+    TQValueList<TQCString> getKeys(const TQCString &group);
+
+    /**
+     * Returns true if the specified group exists is
+     * cached.
+     *
+     * @param group the group key
+     * @return true if the group is found
+     */
+    bool findGroup(const TQCString &group);
+
+    /**
+     * Delete a persistent variable.
+     * @param key The name of the variable.
+     * @return zero on success, -1 on failure.
+     */
+    int delVar(const TQCString &key);
+
+    /**
+     * Delete all persistent variables with the given key.
+     *
+     * A specicalized variant of delVar(TQCString) that removes all
+     * subsets of the cached varaibles given by @p key. In order for all
+     * cached variables related to this key to be deleted properly, the
+     * value given to the @p group argument when the setVar function
+     * was called, must be a subset of the argument given here and the key
+     *
+     * @note Simply supplying the group key here WILL not necessarily
+     * work. If you only have a group key, then use delGroup instead.
+     *
+     * @param special_key the name of the variable.
+     * @return zero on success, -1 on failure.
+     */
+    int delVars(const TQCString &special_key);
+
+    /**
+     * Delete all persistent variables in a group.
+     *
+     * @param group the group name. See setVar.
+     * @return
+     */
+    int delGroup(const TQCString &group);
+
+    /**
+     * Ping tdesud. This can be used for diagnostics.
+     * @return Zero on success, -1 on failure
+     */
+    int ping();
+
+    /**
+     * Stop the daemon.
+     */
+    int stopServer();
+
+    /**
+     * Try to start up tdesud
+     */
+    int startServer();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns true if the server is safe (installed setgid), false otherwise.
+     */
+    bool isServerSGID();
+
+private:
+    int connect();
+
+    int sockfd;
+    TQCString sock;
+
+    int command(const TQCString &cmd, TQCString *result=0L);
+    TQCString escape(const TQCString &str);
+
+    class KDEsuClientPrivate;
+    KDEsuClientPrivate *d;
+};
+
+#endif //Q_OS_UNIX
+
+#endif //__KDE_su_Client_h_Included__
diff --git a/tdesu/configure.in.in b/tdesu/configure.in.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5f398b720
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tdesu/configure.in.in
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+dnl Check for su
+AC_PATH_PROG(path_su, "su", "no")
+if test "$path_su" = "no"; then
+    AC_MSG_WARN(su was not found)
+else
+    AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(__PATH_SU, "$path_su", [path to su])
+fi
+
+dnl Check for sudo
+AC_PATH_PROG(path_sudo, "sudo", "no")
+if test "$path_sudo" = "no"; then
+    AC_MSG_WARN(sudo was not found)
+else
+    AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(__PATH_SUDO, "$path_sudo", [path to sudo])
+fi
+
+AC_ARG_WITH(sudo-tdesu-backend,
+	    AC_HELP_STRING([--with-sudo-tdesu-backend],
+			   [use sudo as backend for tdesu (default is su)]),
+[
+    if test x$withval = xyes; then
+        use_tdesu_backend="sudo"
+    else
+        use_tdesu_backend="su"
+    fi
+],
+    use_tdesu_backend="su"
+)
+
+if test x$use_tdesu_backend = xsudo -a x$path_sudo = xno; then
+    AC_MSG_ERROR(sudo was chosen as tdesu backend, but was not found in path.)
+fi
+
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(DEFAULT_SUPER_USER_COMMAND, "$use_tdesu_backend", [Use su or sudo])
+
+dnl Check for POSIX.1b scheduling
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([POSIX.1b scheduling])
+AC_TRY_LINK([
+    #include <sched.h>
+],
+[
+    sched_getscheduler(0);
+],
+have_rtsched="yes", have_rtsched="no")
+if test "$have_rtsched" = "yes"; then
+    AC_DEFINE(POSIX1B_SCHEDULING, 1, [Define if you have POSIX.1b scheduling])
+    AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+else
+    AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+fi
+
+dnl Check for initgroups()
+AC_CHECK_FUNCS(initgroups)
+
+dnl openpty stuff
+AC_CHECK_HEADERS(libutil.h util.h pty.h)
+AC_CHECK_LIB(util, openpty, [AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(HAVE_OPENPTY, 1, [Define if you have openpty in -lutil])])
+AC_CHECK_FUNCS(openpty initgroups setgroups getgroups grantpt setpriority getpt unlockpt ptsname)
+
+AH_VERBATIM(_OPENPTY,
+[
+/*
+ * Steven Schultz <sms at to.gd-es.com> tells us :
+ * BSD/OS 4.2 doesn't have a prototype for openpty in its system header files
+ */
+#ifdef __bsdi__
+__BEGIN_DECLS
+int openpty(int *, int *, char *, struct termios *, struct winsize *);
+__END_DECLS
+#endif
+])
+
+dnl irix pty stuff
+AC_CHECK_FUNCS(_getpty)
+
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([for struct ucred])
+AC_CACHE_VAL(kde_cv_have_struct_ucred,
+[
+  AC_TRY_COMPILE(
+  [
+    #include <sys/socket.h>
+  ],
+  [
+    struct ucred cred;
+  ], kde_cv_have_struct_ucred=yes,
+  kde_cv_have_struct_ucred=no)
+])
+
+AC_MSG_RESULT($kde_cv_have_struct_ucred)
+if test "$kde_cv_have_struct_ucred" = yes; then
+   AC_DEFINE(HAVE_STRUCT_UCRED,1, [Define if struct ucred is present from sys/socket.h])
+fi
+AC_CHECK_FUNCS(getpeereid)
diff --git a/tdesu/defaults.h b/tdesu/defaults.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4649b2b16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tdesu/defaults.h
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/* vi: ts=8 sts=4 sw=4
+ *
+ * $Id$
+ *
+ * This file is part of the KDE project, module tdesu.
+ * Copyright (C) 1999,2000 Geert Jansen <[email protected]>
+ *
+ * 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 __Defaults_h_included__
+#define __Defaults_h_included__
+
+/*const int defTimeout = 120*60;*/
+const int defTimeout = 120*60;
+const int defEchoMode = 0;
+const int defKeep = true;
+
+#endif
diff --git a/tdesu/kcookie.cpp b/tdesu/kcookie.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..99b34ec4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tdesu/kcookie.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,225 @@
+/* vi: ts=8 sts=4 sw=4
+ *
+ * $Id$
+ *
+ * This file is part of the KDE project, module tdesu.
+ * Copyright (C) 1999,2000 Geert Jansen <[email protected]>
+ *
+ * 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.
+ *
+ * kcookie.cpp: KDE authentication cookies.
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+
+#include <tqstring.h>
+#include <tqstringlist.h>
+#include <tqglobal.h>
+#include <tqfile.h>
+
+#include <dcopclient.h>
+
+#include <kdebug.h>
+#include <kprocess.h>
+#include "kcookie.h"
+
+
+KCookie::KCookie()
+{
+#ifdef Q_WS_X11
+    getXCookie();
+#endif
+    setDcopTransport("local");
+}
+
+void KCookie::setDcopTransport(const TQCString &dcopTransport)
+{
+    m_dcopTransport = dcopTransport;
+    m_bHaveDCOPCookies = false;
+    m_bHaveICECookies = false;
+    m_DCOPSrv = "";
+    m_DCOPAuth = "";
+    m_ICEAuth = "";
+}    
+
+QCStringList KCookie::split(const TQCString &line, char ch)
+{
+    QCStringList result;
+
+    int i=0, pos;
+    while ((pos = line.find(ch, i)) != -1) 
+    {
+	result += line.mid(i, pos-i);
+	i = pos+1;
+    }
+    if (i < (int) line.length())
+	result += line.mid(i);
+    return result;
+}
+    
+void KCookie::blockSigChild()
+{
+    sigset_t sset;
+    sigemptyset(&sset);
+    sigaddset(&sset, SIGCHLD);
+    sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, &sset, 0L);
+}
+
+void KCookie::unblockSigChild()
+{
+    sigset_t sset;
+    sigemptyset(&sset);
+    sigaddset(&sset, SIGCHLD);
+    sigprocmask(SIG_UNBLOCK, &sset, 0L);
+}
+
+void KCookie::getXCookie()
+{
+    char buf[1024];
+    FILE *f;
+
+#ifdef Q_WS_X11
+    m_Display = getenv("DISPLAY");
+#else
+    m_Display = getenv("QWS_DISPLAY");
+#endif
+    if (m_Display.isEmpty()) 
+    {
+	kdError(900) << k_lineinfo << "$DISPLAY is not set.\n";
+	return;
+    }
+#ifdef Q_WS_X11 // No need to mess with X Auth stuff
+    TQCString disp = m_Display;
+    if (!memcmp(disp.data(), "localhost:", 10))
+       disp.remove(0, 9);
+
+    TQString cmd = "xauth list "+KProcess::quote(disp);
+    blockSigChild(); // pclose uses waitpid()
+    if (!(f = popen(TQFile::encodeName(cmd), "r"))) 
+    {
+	kdError(900) << k_lineinfo << "popen(): " << perror << "\n";
+	unblockSigChild();
+	return;
+    }
+    TQCString output = fgets(buf, 1024, f);
+    if (pclose(f) < 0) 
+    {
+	kdError(900) << k_lineinfo << "Could not run xauth.\n";
+	unblockSigChild();
+	return;
+    }
+    unblockSigChild();
+    output = output.simplifyWhiteSpace();
+    if (output.isEmpty())
+    {
+       kdWarning(900) << "No X authentication info set for display " <<
+       m_Display << endl; return;
+    }
+    QCStringList lst = split(output, ' ');
+    if (lst.count() != 3) 
+    {
+	kdError(900) << k_lineinfo << "parse error.\n";
+	return;
+    }
+    m_DisplayAuth = (lst[1] + ' ' + lst[2]);
+#endif
+}
+
+void KCookie::getICECookie()
+{
+    FILE *f;
+    char buf[1024];
+
+    TQCString dcopsrv = getenv("DCOPSERVER");
+    if (dcopsrv.isEmpty()) 
+    {
+	TQCString dcopFile = DCOPClient::dcopServerFile();
+	if (!(f = fopen(dcopFile, "r"))) 
+	{
+	    kdWarning(900) << k_lineinfo << "Cannot open " << dcopFile << ".\n";
+	    return;
+	}
+	dcopsrv = fgets(buf, 1024, f);
+	dcopsrv = dcopsrv.stripWhiteSpace();
+	fclose(f);
+    }
+    QCStringList dcopServerList = split(dcopsrv, ',');
+    if (dcopServerList.isEmpty()) 
+    {
+	kdError(900) << k_lineinfo << "No DCOP servers found.\n";
+	return;
+    }
+
+    QCStringList::Iterator it;
+    for (it=dcopServerList.begin(); it != dcopServerList.end(); ++it) 
+    {
+        if (strncmp((*it).data(), m_dcopTransport.data(), m_dcopTransport.length()) != 0)
+            continue;
+        m_DCOPSrv = *it;
+	TQCString cmd = DCOPClient::iceauthPath()+" list netid="+TQFile::encodeName(KProcess::quote(m_DCOPSrv));
+	blockSigChild();
+	if (!(f = popen(cmd, "r")))
+	{
+	    kdError(900) << k_lineinfo << "popen(): " << perror << "\n";
+	    unblockSigChild();
+	    break;
+	}
+	QCStringList output;
+	while (fgets(buf, 1024, f))
+	    output += buf;
+	if (pclose(f) < 0) 
+	{
+	    kdError(900) << k_lineinfo << "Could not run iceauth.\n";
+	    unblockSigChild();
+	    break;
+	}
+	unblockSigChild();
+	QCStringList::Iterator it2;
+	for (it2=output.begin(); it2!=output.end(); ++it2) 
+	{
+	    QCStringList lst = split((*it2).simplifyWhiteSpace(), ' ');
+	    if (lst.count() != 5) 
+	    {
+		kdError(900) << "parse error.\n";
+		break;
+	    }
+	    if (lst[0] == "DCOP")
+		m_DCOPAuth = (lst[3] + ' ' + lst[4]);
+	    else if (lst[0] == "ICE")
+		m_ICEAuth = (lst[3] + ' ' + lst[4]);
+	    else 
+		kdError(900) << k_lineinfo << "unknown protocol: " << lst[0] << "\n";
+	}
+	break;
+    }
+    m_bHaveDCOPCookies = true;
+    m_bHaveICECookies = true;
+}
+
+TQCString KCookie::dcopServer() 
+{ 
+   if (!m_bHaveDCOPCookies)
+      getICECookie();
+   return m_DCOPSrv; 
+}
+
+TQCString KCookie::dcopAuth() 
+{ 
+   if (!m_bHaveDCOPCookies)
+      getICECookie();
+   return m_DCOPAuth; 
+}
+
+TQCString KCookie::iceAuth() 
+{ 
+   if (!m_bHaveICECookies)
+      getICECookie(); 
+   return m_ICEAuth; 
+}
diff --git a/tdesu/kcookie.h b/tdesu/kcookie.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..713922011
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tdesu/kcookie.h
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+/* vi: ts=8 sts=4 sw=4
+ *
+ * $Id$
+ *
+ * This file is part of the KDE project, module tdesu
+ * Copyright (C) 1999,2000 Geert Jansen <[email protected]>
+ *
+ * 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 __KCookie_h_Included__
+#define __KCookie_h_Included__
+
+#include <tqcstring.h>
+#include <tqvaluelist.h>
+
+typedef TQValueList<TQCString> QCStringList;
+
+
+/**
+ * Utility class to access the authentication tokens needed to run a KDE
+ * program (X11 and DCOP cookies).
+ */
+
+class KDESU_EXPORT KCookie
+{
+public:
+    KCookie();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the X11 display.
+     */
+    TQCString display() { return m_Display; }
+
+#ifdef Q_WS_X11
+    /**
+     * Returns the X11 magic cookie, if available.
+     */
+    TQCString displayAuth() { return m_DisplayAuth; }
+#endif
+
+    /**
+     * Select the DCOP transport to look for. Default: "local"
+     */
+    void setDcopTransport(const TQCString &dcopTransport);
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the netid where the dcopserver is running
+     */
+    TQCString dcopServer();
+
+    /** 
+     * Returns a list of magic cookies for DCOP protocol authentication. 
+     * The order is the same as in dcopServer().
+     */
+    TQCString dcopAuth();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a list of magic cookies for the ICE protocol.
+     */
+    TQCString iceAuth();
+
+private:
+    void getXCookie();
+    void getICECookie();
+    QCStringList split(const TQCString &line, char ch);
+
+    void blockSigChild();
+    void unblockSigChild();
+
+    bool m_bHaveDCOPCookies;
+    bool m_bHaveICECookies;
+
+    TQCString m_Display;
+#ifdef Q_WS_X11
+    TQCString m_DisplayAuth;
+#endif
+    TQCString m_DCOPSrv;
+    TQCString m_DCOPAuth;
+    TQCString m_ICEAuth;
+    TQCString m_dcopTransport;
+
+    class KCookiePrivate;
+    KCookiePrivate *d;
+};
+
+
+#endif // __KCookie_h_Included__
diff --git a/tdesu/libtdesu.nmcheck b/tdesu/libtdesu.nmcheck
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8e4827481
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tdesu/libtdesu.nmcheck
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# KDE namespace check file
+
+# tdesu classes
+SshProcess:*
+PTY::*
+SuProcess::*
+StubProcess::*
+PtyProcess::*
+KCookie::*
+KDEsuClient::*
diff --git a/tdesu/libtdesu_weak.nmcheck b/tdesu/libtdesu_weak.nmcheck
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6fa8e9176
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tdesu/libtdesu_weak.nmcheck
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# KDE namespace check file
+
diff --git a/tdesu/process.cpp b/tdesu/process.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d52308f63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tdesu/process.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,626 @@
+/* vi: ts=8 sts=4 sw=4
+ *
+ * $Id$
+ *
+ * This file is part of the KDE project, module tdesu.
+ * Copyright (C) 1999,2000 Geert Jansen <[email protected]>
+ * 
+ * This file contains code from TEShell.C of the KDE konsole. 
+ * Copyright (c) 1997,1998 by Lars Doelle <[email protected]> 
+ *
+ * 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.
+ *
+ * process.cpp: Functionality to build a front end to password asking
+ *  terminal programs.
+ */
+
+#include <config.h>
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <termios.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#include <sys/resource.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+
+#if defined(__SVR4) && defined(sun)
+#include <stropts.h>
+#include <sys/stream.h>
+#endif
+
+#ifdef HAVE_SYS_SELECT_H
+#include <sys/select.h>                // Needed on some systems.
+#endif
+
+#include <tqglobal.h>
+#include <tqcstring.h>
+#include <tqfile.h>
+
+#include <kconfig.h>
+#include <kdebug.h>
+#include <kstandarddirs.h>
+
+#include "process.h"
+#include "tdesu_pty.h"
+#include "kcookie.h"
+
+int PtyProcess::waitMS(int fd,int ms)
+{
+	struct timeval tv;
+	tv.tv_sec = 0; 
+	tv.tv_usec = 1000*ms;
+
+	fd_set fds;
+	FD_ZERO(&fds);
+	FD_SET(fd,&fds);
+	return select(fd+1, &fds, 0L, 0L, &tv);
+}
+
+/*
+** Basic check for the existence of @p pid.
+** Returns true iff @p pid is an extant process.
+*/
+bool PtyProcess::checkPid(pid_t pid)
+{
+	KConfig* config = KGlobal::config();
+	config->setGroup("super-user-command");
+	TQString superUserCommand = config->readEntry("super-user-command", DEFAULT_SUPER_USER_COMMAND);
+	//sudo does not accept signals from user so we except it
+	if (superUserCommand == "sudo") {
+		return true;
+	} else {
+	return kill(pid,0) == 0;
+	}
+}
+
+/*
+** Check process exit status for process @p pid.
+** On error (no child, no exit), return Error (-1).
+** If child @p pid has exited, return its exit status,
+** (which may be zero).
+** If child @p has not exited, return NotExited (-2).
+*/
+
+int PtyProcess::checkPidExited(pid_t pid)
+{
+	int state, ret;
+	ret = waitpid(pid, &state, WNOHANG);
+
+	if (ret < 0) 
+	{
+		kdError(900) << k_lineinfo << "waitpid(): " << perror << "\n";
+		return Error;
+	}
+	if (ret == pid) 
+	{
+		if (WIFEXITED(state))
+			return WEXITSTATUS(state);
+		return Killed;
+	}
+
+	return NotExited;
+}
+
+
+class PtyProcess::PtyProcessPrivate
+{
+public:
+    QCStringList env;
+};
+
+
+PtyProcess::PtyProcess()
+{
+    m_bTerminal = false;
+    m_bErase = false;
+    m_pPTY = 0L;
+    d = new PtyProcessPrivate;
+}
+
+
+int PtyProcess::init()
+{
+    delete m_pPTY;
+    m_pPTY = new PTY();
+    m_Fd = m_pPTY->getpt();
+    if (m_Fd < 0)
+        return -1;
+    if ((m_pPTY->grantpt() < 0) || (m_pPTY->unlockpt() < 0)) 
+    {
+        kdError(900) << k_lineinfo << "Master setup failed.\n";
+        m_Fd = -1;
+        return -1;
+    }
+    m_TTY = m_pPTY->ptsname();
+    m_Inbuf.resize(0);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
+PtyProcess::~PtyProcess()
+{
+    delete m_pPTY;
+    delete d;
+}
+
+/** Set additinal environment variables. */
+void PtyProcess::setEnvironment( const QCStringList &env )
+{
+    d->env = env;
+}
+
+const QCStringList& PtyProcess::environment() const
+{
+    return d->env;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Read one line of input. The terminal is in canonical mode, so you always
+ * read a line at at time, but it's possible to receive multiple lines in
+ * one time.
+ */
+
+TQCString PtyProcess::readLine(bool block)
+{
+    int pos;
+    TQCString ret;
+
+    if (!m_Inbuf.isEmpty()) 
+    {
+        pos = m_Inbuf.find('\n');
+        if (pos == -1) 
+        {
+            ret = m_Inbuf;
+            m_Inbuf.resize(0);
+        } else
+        {
+            ret = m_Inbuf.left(pos);
+            m_Inbuf = m_Inbuf.mid(pos+1);
+        }
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    int flags = fcntl(m_Fd, F_GETFL);
+    if (flags < 0) 
+    {
+        kdError(900) << k_lineinfo << "fcntl(F_GETFL): " << perror << "\n";
+        return ret;
+    }
+    int oflags = flags;
+    if (block)
+        flags &= ~O_NONBLOCK;
+    else
+        flags |= O_NONBLOCK;
+
+    if ((flags != oflags) && (fcntl(m_Fd, F_SETFL, flags) < 0))
+    {
+       // We get an error here when the child process has closed 
+       // the file descriptor already.
+       return ret;
+    }
+
+    int nbytes;
+    char buf[256];
+    while (1) 
+    {
+        nbytes = read(m_Fd, buf, 255);
+        if (nbytes == -1) 
+        {
+            if (errno == EINTR)
+                continue;
+            else break;
+        }
+        if (nbytes == 0)
+            break;        // eof
+
+        buf[nbytes] = '\000';
+        m_Inbuf += buf;
+
+        pos = m_Inbuf.find('\n');
+        if (pos == -1) 
+        {
+            ret = m_Inbuf;
+            m_Inbuf.resize(0);
+        } else 
+        {
+            ret = m_Inbuf.left(pos);
+            m_Inbuf = m_Inbuf.mid(pos+1);
+        }
+        break;
+    }
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+TQCString PtyProcess::readAll(bool block)
+{
+    TQCString ret;
+
+    if (!m_Inbuf.isEmpty()) 
+    {
+        // if there is still something in the buffer, we need not block.
+        // we should still try to read any further output, from the fd, though.
+        block = false;
+        ret = m_Inbuf;
+        m_Inbuf.resize(0);
+    }
+
+    int flags = fcntl(m_Fd, F_GETFL);
+    if (flags < 0) 
+    {
+        kdError(900) << k_lineinfo << "fcntl(F_GETFL): " << perror << "\n";
+        return ret;
+    }
+    int oflags = flags;
+    if (block)
+        flags &= ~O_NONBLOCK;
+    else
+        flags |= O_NONBLOCK;
+
+    if ((flags != oflags) && (fcntl(m_Fd, F_SETFL, flags) < 0))
+    {
+       // We get an error here when the child process has closed 
+       // the file descriptor already.
+       return ret;
+    }
+
+    int nbytes;
+    char buf[256];
+    while (1) 
+    {
+        nbytes = read(m_Fd, buf, 255);
+        if (nbytes == -1) 
+        {
+            if (errno == EINTR)
+                continue;
+            else break;
+        }
+        if (nbytes == 0)
+            break;        // eof
+
+        buf[nbytes] = '\000';
+        ret += buf;
+        break;
+    }
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+
+void PtyProcess::writeLine(const TQCString &line, bool addnl)
+{
+    if (!line.isEmpty())
+        write(m_Fd, line, line.length());
+    if (addnl)
+        write(m_Fd, "\n", 1);
+}
+
+
+void PtyProcess::unreadLine(const TQCString &line, bool addnl)
+{
+    TQCString tmp = line;
+    if (addnl)
+        tmp += '\n';
+    if (!tmp.isEmpty())
+        m_Inbuf.prepend(tmp);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Fork and execute the command. This returns in the parent.
+ */
+
+int PtyProcess::exec(const TQCString &command, const QCStringList &args)
+{
+    kdDebug(900) << k_lineinfo << "Running `" << command << "'\n";
+
+    if (init() < 0)
+        return -1;
+
+    // Open the pty slave before forking. See SetupTTY()
+    int slave = open(m_TTY, O_RDWR);
+    if (slave < 0) 
+    {
+        kdError(900) << k_lineinfo << "Could not open slave pty.\n";
+        return -1;
+    } 
+
+    if ((m_Pid = fork()) == -1) 
+    {
+        kdError(900) << k_lineinfo << "fork(): " << perror << "\n";
+        return -1;
+    } 
+
+    // Parent
+    if (m_Pid) 
+    {
+        close(slave);
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    // Child
+    if (SetupTTY(slave) < 0)
+        _exit(1);
+
+    for(QCStringList::ConstIterator it = d->env.begin();
+        it != d->env.end(); it++)
+    {
+        putenv(const_cast<TQCString&>(*it).data());
+    }
+    unsetenv("TDE_FULL_SESSION");
+    
+    // set temporarily LC_ALL to C, for su (to be able to parse "Password:")
+    const char* old_lc_all = getenv( "LC_ALL" );
+    if( old_lc_all != NULL )
+        setenv( "KDESU_LC_ALL", old_lc_all, 1 );
+    else
+        unsetenv( "KDESU_LC_ALL" );
+    setenv("LC_ALL", "C", 1);
+
+    // From now on, terminal output goes through the tty.
+
+    TQCString path;
+    if (command.contains('/'))
+        path = command;
+    else 
+    {
+        TQString file = KStandardDirs::findExe(command);
+        if (file.isEmpty()) 
+        {
+            kdError(900) << k_lineinfo << command << " not found\n"; 
+            _exit(1);
+        } 
+        path = TQFile::encodeName(file);
+    }
+
+    const char **argp = (const char **)malloc((args.count()+2)*sizeof(char *));
+    int i = 0;
+    argp[i++] = path;
+    for (QCStringList::ConstIterator it=args.begin(); it!=args.end(); ++it)
+        argp[i++] = *it;
+
+    argp[i] = 0L;
+        
+    execv(path, (char * const *)argp);
+    kdError(900) << k_lineinfo << "execv(\"" << path << "\"): " << perror << "\n";
+    _exit(1);
+    return -1; // Shut up compiler. Never reached.
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * Wait until the terminal is set into no echo mode. At least one su 
+ * (RH6 w/ Linux-PAM patches) sets noecho mode AFTER writing the Password: 
+ * prompt, using TCSAFLUSH. This flushes the terminal I/O queues, possibly 
+ * taking the password  with it. So we wait until no echo mode is set 
+ * before writing the password.
+ * Note that this is done on the slave fd. While Linux allows tcgetattr() on
+ * the master side, Solaris doesn't.
+ */
+
+int PtyProcess::WaitSlave()
+{
+    int slave = open(m_TTY, O_RDWR);
+    if (slave < 0) 
+    {
+        kdError(900) << k_lineinfo << "Could not open slave tty.\n";
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    kdDebug(900) << k_lineinfo << "Child pid " << m_Pid << endl;
+    
+    struct termios tio;
+    while (1) 
+    {
+	if (!checkPid(m_Pid))
+	{
+		close(slave);
+		return -1;
+	}
+        if (tcgetattr(slave, &tio) < 0) 
+        {
+            kdError(900) << k_lineinfo << "tcgetattr(): " << perror << "\n";
+            close(slave);
+            return -1;
+        }
+        if (tio.c_lflag & ECHO) 
+        {
+            kdDebug(900) << k_lineinfo << "Echo mode still on.\n";
+	    waitMS(slave,100);
+            continue;
+        }
+        break;
+    }
+    close(slave);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
+int PtyProcess::enableLocalEcho(bool enable)
+{
+    int slave = open(m_TTY, O_RDWR);
+    if (slave < 0) 
+    {
+        kdError(900) << k_lineinfo << "Could not open slave tty.\n";
+        return -1;
+    }
+    struct termios tio;
+    if (tcgetattr(slave, &tio) < 0) 
+    {
+        kdError(900) << k_lineinfo << "tcgetattr(): " << perror << "\n";
+        close(slave); return -1;
+    }
+    if (enable)
+        tio.c_lflag |= ECHO;
+    else
+        tio.c_lflag &= ~ECHO;
+    if (tcsetattr(slave, TCSANOW, &tio) < 0) 
+    {
+        kdError(900) << k_lineinfo << "tcsetattr(): " << perror << "\n";
+        close(slave); return -1;
+    }
+    close(slave);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * Copy output to stdout until the child process exists, or a line of output
+ * matches `m_Exit'.
+ * We have to use waitpid() to test for exit. Merely waiting for EOF on the
+ * pty does not work, because the target process may have children still
+ * attached to the terminal.
+ */
+
+int PtyProcess::waitForChild()
+{
+    int retval = 1;
+
+    fd_set fds;
+    FD_ZERO(&fds);
+
+    while (1) 
+    {
+        FD_SET(m_Fd, &fds);
+        int ret = select(m_Fd+1, &fds, 0L, 0L, 0L);
+        if (ret == -1) 
+        {
+            if (errno != EINTR) 
+            {
+                kdError(900) << k_lineinfo << "select(): " << perror << "\n";
+                return -1;
+            }
+            ret = 0;
+        }
+
+        if (ret) 
+        {
+            TQCString output = readAll(false);
+            bool lineStart = true;
+            while (!output.isNull()) 
+            {
+                if (!m_Exit.isEmpty())
+                {
+                    // match exit string only at line starts
+                    int pos = output.find(m_Exit.data());
+                    if ((pos >= 0) && ((pos == 0 && lineStart) || (output.at (pos - 1) == '\n')))
+                    {
+                        kill(m_Pid, SIGTERM);
+                    }
+                }
+                if (m_bTerminal) 
+                {
+                    fputs(output, stdout);
+                    fflush(stdout);
+                }
+                lineStart = output.tqat( output.length() - 1 ) == '\n';
+                output = readAll(false);
+            }
+        }
+
+	ret = checkPidExited(m_Pid);
+	if (ret == Error)
+	{
+		if (errno == ECHILD) retval = 0;
+		else retval = 1;
+		break;
+	}
+	else if (ret == Killed)
+	{
+		retval = 0;
+		break;
+	}
+	else if (ret == NotExited)
+	{
+		// keep checking
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		retval = ret;
+		break;
+	}
+    }
+    return retval;
+}
+   
+/*
+ * SetupTTY: Creates a new session. The filedescriptor "fd" should be
+ * connected to the tty. It is closed after the tty is reopened to make it
+ * our controlling terminal. This way the tty is always opened at least once
+ * so we'll never get EIO when reading from it.
+ */
+
+int PtyProcess::SetupTTY(int fd)
+{    
+    // Reset signal handlers
+    for (int sig = 1; sig < NSIG; sig++)
+        signal(sig, SIG_DFL);
+    signal(SIGHUP, SIG_IGN);
+
+    // Close all file handles
+    struct rlimit rlp;
+    getrlimit(RLIMIT_NOFILE, &rlp);
+    for (int i = 0; i < (int)rlp.rlim_cur; i++)
+        if (i != fd) close(i); 
+
+    // Create a new session.
+    setsid();
+
+    // Open slave. This will make it our controlling terminal
+    int slave = open(m_TTY, O_RDWR);
+    if (slave < 0) 
+    {
+        kdError(900) << k_lineinfo << "Could not open slave side: " << perror << "\n";
+        return -1;
+    }
+    close(fd);
+
+#if defined(__SVR4) && defined(sun)
+
+    // Solaris STREAMS environment.
+    // Push these modules to make the stream look like a terminal.
+    ioctl(slave, I_PUSH, "ptem");
+    ioctl(slave, I_PUSH, "ldterm");
+
+#endif
+
+#ifdef TIOCSCTTY
+    ioctl(slave, TIOCSCTTY, NULL);
+#endif
+
+    // Connect stdin, stdout and stderr
+    dup2(slave, 0); dup2(slave, 1); dup2(slave, 2);
+    if (slave > 2) 
+        close(slave);
+
+    // Disable OPOST processing. Otherwise, '\n' are (on Linux at least)
+    // translated to '\r\n'.
+    struct termios tio;
+    if (tcgetattr(0, &tio) < 0) 
+    {
+        kdError(900) << k_lineinfo << "tcgetattr(): " << perror << "\n";
+        return -1;
+    }
+    tio.c_oflag &= ~OPOST;
+    if (tcsetattr(0, TCSANOW, &tio) < 0) 
+    {
+        kdError(900) << k_lineinfo << "tcsetattr(): " << perror << "\n";
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+void PtyProcess::virtual_hook( int, void* )
+{ /*BASE::virtual_hook( id, data );*/ }
diff --git a/tdesu/process.h b/tdesu/process.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec3af9a62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tdesu/process.h
@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+/* vi: ts=8 sts=4 sw=4
+ *
+ * $Id$
+ *
+ * This file is part of the KDE project, module tdesu.
+ * Copyright (C) 1999,2000 Geert Jansen <[email protected]>
+ * 
+ * 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 __Process_h_Included__
+#define __Process_h_Included__
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
+#include <tqcstring.h>
+#include <tqstring.h>
+#include <tqstringlist.h>
+#include <tqvaluelist.h>
+
+#include <kdelibs_export.h>
+
+class PTY;
+typedef TQValueList<TQCString> QCStringList;
+
+/**
+ * Synchronous communication with tty programs.
+ *
+ * PtyProcess provides synchronous communication with tty based programs. 
+ * The communications channel used is a pseudo tty (as opposed to a pipe) 
+ * This means that programs which require a terminal will work.
+ */
+
+class KDESU_EXPORT PtyProcess
+{
+public:
+    PtyProcess();
+    virtual ~PtyProcess();
+
+    /**
+     * Forks off and execute a command. The command's standard in and output 
+     * are connected to the pseudo tty. They are accessible with readLine 
+     * and writeLine.
+     * @param command The command to execute.
+     * @param args The arguments to the command.
+     */
+    int exec(const TQCString &command, const QCStringList &args);
+
+    /**
+     * Reads a line from the program's standard out. Depending on the @em block 
+     * parameter, this call blocks until a single, full line is read. 
+     * @param block Block until a full line is read?
+     * @return The output string.
+     */
+    TQCString readLine(bool block=true);
+    /**
+     * Read all available output from the program's standard out.
+     * @param block If no output is in the buffer, should the function block
+     * @return The output.
+     */
+    TQCString readAll(bool block=true);
+
+    /**
+     * Writes a line of text to the program's standard in.
+     * @param line The text to write.
+     * @param addNewline Adds a '\n' to the line.
+     */
+    void writeLine(const TQCString &line, bool addNewline=true);
+
+    /**
+     * Puts back a line of input.
+     * @param line The line to put back.
+     * @param addNewline Adds a '\n' to the line.
+     */
+    void unreadLine(const TQCString &line, bool addNewline=true);
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the exit string. If a line of program output matches this,
+     * waitForChild() will terminate the program and return.
+     */
+    void setExitString(const TQCString &exit) { m_Exit = exit; }
+
+    /**
+     * Waits for the child to exit. See also setExitString.
+     */
+    int waitForChild();
+
+    /**
+     * Waits until the pty has cleared the ECHO flag. This is useful 
+     * when programs write a password prompt before they disable ECHO.
+     * Disabling it might flush any input that was written.
+     */
+    int WaitSlave();
+
+    /**
+     * Enables/disables local echo on the pseudo tty.
+     */
+    int enableLocalEcho(bool enable=true);
+
+    /**
+     * Enables/disables terminal output. Relevant only to some subclasses.
+     */
+    void setTerminal(bool terminal) { m_bTerminal = terminal; }
+
+    /**
+     * Overwrites the password as soon as it is used. Relevant only to
+     * some subclasses.
+     */
+    void setErase(bool erase) { m_bErase = erase; }
+
+    /**
+     * Set additinal environment variables.
+     */
+    void setEnvironment( const QCStringList &env );
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the filedescriptor of the process.
+     */
+    int fd() {return m_Fd;}
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the pid of the process.
+     */
+    int pid() {return m_Pid;}
+
+public: /* static */
+    /*
+    ** This is a collection of static functions that can be
+    ** used for process control inside tdesu. I'd suggest 
+    ** against using this publicly. There are probably 
+    ** nicer Qt based ways to do what you want.
+    */
+
+    /**
+    ** Wait @p ms miliseconds (ie. 1/10th of a second is 100ms),
+    ** using @p fd as a filedescriptor to wait on. Returns
+    ** select(2)'s result, which is -1 on error, 0 on timeout,
+    ** or positive if there is data on one of the selected fd's.
+    **
+    ** @p ms must be in the range 0..999 (ie. the maximum wait
+    ** duration is 999ms, almost one second).
+    */
+    static int waitMS(int fd,int ms);
+
+
+    /**
+    ** Basic check for the existence of @p pid.
+    ** Returns true iff @p pid is an extant process,
+    ** (one you could kill - see man kill(2) for signal 0).
+    */
+    static bool checkPid(pid_t pid);
+
+    /**
+    ** Check process exit status for process @p pid.
+    ** On error (no child, no exit), return -1.
+    ** If child @p pid has exited, return its exit status,
+    ** (which may be zero).
+    ** If child @p has not exited, return -2.
+    */
+    enum checkPidStatus { Error=-1, NotExited=-2, Killed=-3 } ;
+    static int checkPidExited(pid_t pid);
+
+
+protected:
+    const QCStringList& environment() const;
+
+    bool m_bErase, m_bTerminal;
+    int m_Pid, m_Fd;
+    TQCString m_Command, m_Exit;
+
+private:
+    int init();
+    int SetupTTY(int fd);
+
+    PTY *m_pPTY;
+    TQCString m_Inbuf, m_TTY;
+
+protected:
+    virtual void virtual_hook( int id, void* data );
+private:
+    class PtyProcessPrivate;
+    PtyProcessPrivate *d;
+};
+
+
+#endif
diff --git a/tdesu/ssh.cpp b/tdesu/ssh.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f45b38e7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tdesu/ssh.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,279 @@
+/* vi: ts=8 sts=4 sw=4
+*
+* $Id$
+*
+* This file is part of the KDE project, module tdesu.
+* Copyright (C) 2000 Geert Jansen <[email protected]>
+*
+* 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.
+*
+* ssh.cpp: Execute a program on a remote machine using ssh.
+*/
+
+#include <config.h>
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <time.h>
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+
+#include <tqglobal.h>
+#include <tqcstring.h>
+
+#include <kdebug.h>
+#include <klocale.h>
+#include <kstandarddirs.h>
+
+#include "ssh.h"
+#include "kcookie.h"
+
+
+SshProcess::SshProcess(const TQCString &host, const TQCString &user, const TQCString &command)
+{
+    m_Host = host;
+    m_User = user;
+    m_Command = command;
+    m_Stub = "tdesu_stub";
+    srand(time(0L));
+}
+
+
+SshProcess::~SshProcess()
+{
+}
+
+
+void SshProcess::setStub(const TQCString &stub)
+{
+    m_Stub = stub;
+}
+
+
+int SshProcess::checkInstall(const char *password)
+{
+    return exec(password, 1);
+}
+
+
+int SshProcess::checkNeedPassword()
+{
+    return exec(0L, 2);
+}
+
+
+int SshProcess::exec(const char *password, int check)
+{
+    if (check)
+    setTerminal(true);
+
+    QCStringList args;
+    args += "-l"; args += m_User;
+    args += "-o"; args += "StrictHostKeyChecking=no";
+    args += m_Host; args += m_Stub;
+
+    if (StubProcess::exec("ssh", args) < 0)
+    {
+        return check ? SshNotFound : -1;
+    }
+
+    int ret = ConverseSsh(password, check);
+    if (ret < 0)
+    {
+        if (!check)
+            kdError(900) << k_lineinfo << "Conversation with ssh failed\n";
+        return ret;
+    }
+    if (check == 2)
+    {
+        if (ret == 1)
+        {
+            kill(m_Pid, SIGTERM);
+            waitForChild();
+        }
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    if (m_bErase && password)
+    {
+        char *ptr = const_cast<char *>(password);
+        const uint plen = strlen(password);
+        for (unsigned i=0; i < plen; i++)
+            ptr[i] = '\000';
+    }
+
+    ret = ConverseStub(check);
+    if (ret < 0)
+    {
+        if (!check)
+            kdError(900) << k_lineinfo << "Converstation with tdesu_stub failed\n";
+        return ret;
+    }
+    else if (ret == 1)
+    {
+        kill(m_Pid, SIGTERM);
+        waitForChild();
+        ret = SshIncorrectPassword;
+    }
+
+    if (check == 1)
+    {
+        waitForChild();
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    setExitString("Waiting for forwarded connections to terminate");
+    ret = waitForChild();
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+* Create a port forwarding for DCOP. For the remote port, we take a pseudo
+* random number between 10k and 50k. This is not ok, of course, but I see
+* no other way. There is, afaik, no security issue involved here. If the port
+* happens to be occupied, ssh will refuse to start.
+*
+* 14/SEP/2000: DCOP forwarding is not used anymore.
+*/
+
+TQCString SshProcess::dcopForward()
+{
+    TQCString result;
+
+    setDcopTransport("tcp");
+
+    TQCString srv = StubProcess::dcopServer();
+    if (srv.isEmpty())
+        return result;
+
+    int i = srv.find('/');
+    if (i == -1)
+        return result;
+    if (srv.left(i) != "tcp")
+        return result;
+    int j = srv.find(':', ++i);
+    if (j == -1)
+        return result;
+    TQCString host = srv.mid(i, j-i);
+    bool ok;
+    int port = srv.mid(++j).toInt(&ok);
+    if (!ok)
+        return result;
+
+    m_dcopPort = 10000 + (int) ((40000.0 * rand()) / (1.0 + RAND_MAX));
+    result.sprintf("%d:%s:%d", m_dcopPort, host.data(), port);
+    return result;
+}
+
+
+/*
+* Conversation with ssh.
+* If check is 0, this waits for either a "Password: " prompt,
+* or the header of the stub. If a prompt is received, the password is
+* written back. Used for running a command.
+* If check is 1, operation is the same as 0 except that if a stub header is
+* received, the stub is stopped with the "stop" command. This is used for
+* checking a password.
+* If check is 2, operation is the same as 1, except that no password is
+* written. The prompt is saved to m_Prompt. Used for checking the need for
+* a password.
+*/
+
+int SshProcess::ConverseSsh(const char *password, int check)
+{
+    unsigned i, j, colon;
+
+    TQCString line;
+    int state = 0;
+
+    while (state < 2)
+    {
+        line = readLine();
+        const uint len = line.length();
+        if (line.isNull())
+            return -1;
+
+        switch (state) {
+        case 0:
+            // Check for "tdesu_stub" header.
+            if (line == "tdesu_stub")
+            {
+                unreadLine(line);
+                return 0;
+            }
+    
+            // Match "Password: " with the regex ^[^:]+:[\w]*$.
+            for (i=0,j=0,colon=0; i<len; i++)
+            {
+                if (line[i] == ':')
+                {
+                    j = i; colon++;
+                    continue;
+                }
+                if (!isspace(line[i]))
+                    j++;
+            }
+            if ((colon == 1) && (line[j] == ':'))
+            {
+                if (check == 2)
+                {
+                    m_Prompt = line;
+                    return SshNeedsPassword;
+                }
+                WaitSlave();
+                write(m_Fd, password, strlen(password));
+                write(m_Fd, "\n", 1);
+                state++;
+                break;
+            }
+    
+            // Warning/error message.
+            m_Error += line; m_Error += "\n";
+            if (m_bTerminal)
+                fprintf(stderr, "ssh: %s\n", line.data());
+            break;
+    
+        case 1:
+            if (line.isEmpty())
+            {
+                state++;
+                break;
+            }
+            return -1;
+        }
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
+// Display redirection is handled by ssh natively.
+TQCString SshProcess::display()
+{
+    return "no";
+}
+
+
+TQCString SshProcess::displayAuth()
+{
+    return "no";
+}
+
+
+// Return the remote end of the forwarded connection.
+TQCString SshProcess::dcopServer()
+{
+    return TQCString().sprintf("tcp/localhost:%d", m_dcopPort);
+}
+
+void SshProcess::virtual_hook( int id, void* data )
+{ StubProcess::virtual_hook( id, data ); }
diff --git a/tdesu/ssh.h b/tdesu/ssh.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c84c56d02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tdesu/ssh.h
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+/* vi: ts=8 sts=4 sw=4
+ *
+ * $Id$
+ *
+ * This file is part of the KDE project, module tdesu.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 Geert Jansen <[email protected]>
+ * 
+ * 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 __SSH_h_Included__
+#define __SSH_h_Included__
+
+#include <tqcstring.h>
+
+#include "stub.h"
+
+#include <kdelibs_export.h>
+
+/**
+ * Executes a remote command, using ssh.
+ */
+
+class KDESU_EXPORT SshProcess: public StubProcess
+{
+public:
+    SshProcess(const TQCString &host=0, const TQCString &user=0, const TQCString &command=0);
+    ~SshProcess();
+
+    enum Errors { SshNotFound=1, SshNeedsPassword, SshIncorrectPassword };
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the target host.
+     */
+    void setHost(const TQCString &host) { m_Host = host; }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the localtion of the remote stub.
+     */
+    void setStub(const TQCString &stub);
+
+    /** 
+     * Checks if the current user\@host needs a password. 
+     * @return The prompt for the password if a password is required. A null
+     * string otherwise.
+     *
+     * @todo The return doc is so obviously wrong that the C code needs to be checked.
+     */
+    int checkNeedPassword();
+
+    /**
+     * Checks if the stub is installed and if the password is correct.
+     * @return Zero if everything is correct, nonzero otherwise.
+     */
+    int checkInstall(const char *password);
+
+    /**
+     * Executes the command.
+     */
+    int exec(const char *password, int check=0);
+
+    TQCString prompt() { return m_Prompt; }
+    TQCString error() { return m_Error; }
+
+protected:
+    virtual TQCString display();
+    virtual TQCString displayAuth();
+    virtual TQCString dcopServer();
+
+private:
+    TQCString dcopForward();
+    int ConverseSsh(const char *password, int check);
+
+    int m_dcopPort;
+    int  m_dcopSrv;
+    TQCString m_Prompt;
+    TQCString m_Host;
+    TQCString m_Error;
+    TQCString m_Stub;
+
+protected:
+    virtual void virtual_hook( int id, void* data );
+private:
+    class SshProcessPrivate;
+    SshProcessPrivate *d;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/tdesu/stub.cpp b/tdesu/stub.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7f083d71b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tdesu/stub.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
+/* vi: ts=8 sts=4 sw=4
+ *
+ * $Id$
+ *
+ * This file is part of the KDE project, module tdesu.
+ * Copyright (C) 1999,2000 Geert Jansen <[email protected]>
+ * 
+ * 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.
+ *
+ * stub.cpp: Conversation with tdesu_stub.
+ */
+
+#include <config.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include <tqglobal.h>
+#include <tqcstring.h>
+#include <kdatastream.h>
+
+#include <kapplication.h>
+#include <kdebug.h>
+#include <dcopclient.h>
+
+#include "stub.h"
+#include "kcookie.h"
+
+
+StubProcess::StubProcess()
+{
+    m_User = "root";
+    m_Scheduler = SchedNormal;
+    m_Priority = 50;
+    m_pCookie = new KCookie;
+    m_bXOnly = true;
+    m_bDCOPForwarding = false;
+}
+
+
+StubProcess::~StubProcess()
+{
+    delete m_pCookie;
+}
+
+
+void StubProcess::setPriority(int prio)
+{
+    if (prio > 100)
+	m_Priority = 100;
+    else if (prio < 0)
+	m_Priority = 0;
+    else
+	m_Priority = prio;
+}
+
+
+TQCString StubProcess::commaSeparatedList(QCStringList lst)
+{
+    if (lst.count() == 0)
+	return TQCString("");
+
+    QCStringList::Iterator it = lst.begin();
+    TQCString str = *it;
+    for (it++; it!=lst.end(); it++) 
+    {
+	str += ',';
+	str += *it;
+    }
+    return str;
+}
+    
+/*
+ * Conversation with tdesu_stub. This is how we pass the authentication
+ * tokens (X11, DCOP) and other stuff to tdesu_stub.
+ * return values: -1 = error, 0 = ok, 1 = kill me
+ */
+
+int StubProcess::ConverseStub(int check)
+{
+    TQCString line, tmp;
+    while (1) 
+    {
+	line = readLine();
+	if (line.isNull())
+	    return -1;
+
+	if (line == "tdesu_stub") 
+	{
+	    // This makes parsing a lot easier.
+	    enableLocalEcho(false);
+	    if (check) writeLine("stop");
+	    else writeLine("ok");
+	} else if (line == "display") {
+	    writeLine(display());
+	} else if (line == "display_auth") {
+#ifdef Q_WS_X11
+	    writeLine(displayAuth());
+#else
+	    writeLine("");
+#endif
+	} else if (line == "dcopserver") {
+	    if (m_bDCOPForwarding)
+	       writeLine(dcopServer());
+	    else
+	       writeLine("no");
+	} else if (line == "dcop_auth") {
+	    if (m_bDCOPForwarding)
+	       writeLine(dcopAuth());
+	    else
+	       writeLine("no");
+	} else if (line == "ice_auth") {
+	    if (m_bDCOPForwarding)
+	       writeLine(iceAuth());
+	    else
+	       writeLine("no");
+	} else if (line == "command") {
+	    writeLine(m_Command);
+	} else if (line == "path") {
+	    TQCString path = getenv("PATH");
+            if (!path.isEmpty() && path[0] == ':')
+                path = path.mid(1);
+	    if (m_User == "root") 
+		if (!path.isEmpty())
+		    path = "/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:" + path;
+		else
+		    path = "/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin";
+	    writeLine(path);
+	} else if (line == "user") {
+	    writeLine(m_User);
+	} else if (line == "priority") {
+	    tmp.setNum(m_Priority);
+	    writeLine(tmp);
+	} else if (line == "scheduler") {
+	    if (m_Scheduler == SchedRealtime) writeLine("realtime");
+	    else writeLine("normal");
+	} else if (line == "xwindows_only") {
+	    if (m_bXOnly) writeLine("no");
+	    else writeLine("yes");
+	} else if (line == "app_startup_id") {
+	    QCStringList env = environment();
+	    TQCString tmp;
+	    for( QCStringList::ConstIterator it = env.begin();
+		 it != env.end();
+		 ++it )
+	    {
+		if( (*it).find( "DESKTOP_STARTUP_ID=" ) == 0 )
+		    tmp = (*it).mid( strlen( "DESKTOP_STARTUP_ID=" ));
+	    }
+	    if( tmp.isEmpty())
+		tmp = "0";
+	    writeLine(tmp);
+	} else if (line == "app_start_pid") { // obsolete
+	    tmp.setNum(getpid());
+	    writeLine(tmp);
+	} else if (line == "environment") { // additional env vars
+	    QCStringList env = environment();
+	    for( QCStringList::ConstIterator it = env.begin();
+		 it != env.end();
+		 ++it )
+		writeLine( *it );
+	    writeLine( "" );
+	} else if (line == "end") {
+	    return 0;
+	} else 
+	{
+	    kdWarning(900) << k_lineinfo << "Unknown request: -->" << line 
+		           << "<--\n";
+	    return 1;
+	}
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
+void StubProcess::notifyTaskbar(const TQString &)
+{
+    kdWarning(900) << "Obsolete StubProcess::notifyTaskbar() called!" << endl;
+}
+
+void StubProcess::virtual_hook( int id, void* data )
+{ PtyProcess::virtual_hook( id, data ); }
diff --git a/tdesu/stub.h b/tdesu/stub.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8bfc70a7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tdesu/stub.h
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+/* vi: ts=8 sts=4 sw=4
+ *
+ * $Id$
+ *
+ * This file is part of the KDE project, module tdesu.
+ * Copyright (C) 1999,2000 Geert Jansen <[email protected]>
+ * 
+ * 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 __Stub_h_Included__
+#define __Stub_h_Included__
+
+#include <tqcstring.h>
+#include <tqvaluelist.h>
+
+#include "process.h"
+#include "kcookie.h"
+
+#include <kdelibs_export.h>
+
+typedef TQValueList<TQCString> QCStringList;
+
+/**
+ * Chat with tdesu_stub.
+ *
+ * StubProcess extends PtyProcess with functionality to chat with tdesu_stub.
+ */
+
+class KDESU_EXPORT StubProcess: public PtyProcess
+{
+public:
+    StubProcess();
+    ~StubProcess();
+
+    /**
+     * Specify dcop transport
+     */
+    void setDcopTransport(const TQCString &dcopTransport) 
+       { m_pCookie->setDcopTransport(dcopTransport); }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the command.
+     */
+    void setCommand(const TQCString &command) { m_Command = command; }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the target user.
+     */
+    void setUser(const TQCString &user) { m_User = user; }
+
+    /**
+     * Set to "X only mode": Sycoca is not built and tdeinit is not launched.
+     */
+    void setXOnly(bool xonly) { m_bXOnly = xonly; }
+
+    /**
+     * Enable DCOP forwarding.
+     */
+    void setDCOPForwarding(bool dcopForwarding) { m_bDCOPForwarding = dcopForwarding; }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the priority of the process. The priority value must be between 0
+     * and 100, 0 being the lowest priority. This value is mapped to the
+     * scheduler and system dependant priority range of the OS.
+     */
+    void setPriority(int prio);
+
+    /**
+     * Different schedulers. SchedNormal is the normal Unix timesharing
+     * scheduler, while SchedRealtime is a POSIX.1b realtime scheduler.
+     */
+    enum Scheduler { SchedNormal, SchedRealtime };
+
+    /**
+     * Set the scheduler type. 
+     */
+    void setScheduler(int sched) { m_Scheduler = sched; }
+
+protected:
+
+    /**
+     * Exchange all parameters with tdesu_stub.
+     */
+    int ConverseStub(int check);
+
+    /**
+     * Notify the taskbar that a new application has been started.
+     * @obsolete
+     */
+    // KDE4 remove
+    void notifyTaskbar(const TQString &suffix);
+
+    /** 
+     * This virtual function can be overloaded when special behavior is
+     * desired. By default, it returns the value returned by KCookie.
+     */
+    virtual TQCString display() { return m_pCookie->display(); }
+#ifdef Q_WS_X11
+    /**
+     * See display.
+     */
+    virtual TQCString displayAuth() { return m_pCookie->displayAuth(); }
+#endif
+    /**
+     * See display.
+     */
+    virtual TQCString dcopServer() { return m_pCookie->dcopServer(); }
+    /**
+     * See display.
+     */
+    virtual TQCString dcopAuth() { return m_pCookie->dcopAuth(); }
+    /**
+     * See display.
+     */
+    virtual TQCString iceAuth() { return m_pCookie->iceAuth(); }
+
+    bool m_bXOnly;
+    bool m_bDCOPForwarding;
+    int m_Priority;
+    int  m_Scheduler;
+    TQCString m_dcopTransport;
+    TQCString m_Command;
+    TQCString m_User;
+    KCookie *m_pCookie;
+    
+private:
+    TQCString commaSeparatedList(QCStringList);
+
+protected:
+    virtual void virtual_hook( int id, void* data );
+private:
+    class StubProcessPrivate;
+    StubProcessPrivate *d;
+};
+
+#endif // __Stub_h_Included__
diff --git a/tdesu/su.cpp b/tdesu/su.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0739c29c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tdesu/su.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,342 @@
+/* vi: ts=8 sts=4 sw=4
+*
+* $Id$
+*
+* This file is part of the KDE project, module tdesu.
+* Copyright (C) 1999,2000 Geert Jansen <[email protected]>
+* 
+* Sudo support added by Jonathan Riddell <jriddell@ ubuntu.com>
+* Copyright (C) 2005 Canonical Ltd
+*
+* 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.
+*
+* su.cpp: Execute a program as another user with "class SuProcess".
+*/
+
+#include <config.h>
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+
+#include <tqglobal.h>
+#include <tqcstring.h>
+#include <tqfile.h>
+
+#include <kconfig.h>
+#include <kdebug.h>
+#include <klocale.h>
+#include <kstandarddirs.h>
+
+#include "su.h"
+#include "kcookie.h"
+
+
+#ifndef __PATH_SU
+#define __PATH_SU "false"
+#endif
+
+#ifndef __PATH_SUDO
+#define __PATH_SUDO "false"
+#endif
+
+SuProcess::SuProcess(const TQCString &user, const TQCString &command)
+{
+    m_User = user;
+    m_Command = command;
+
+    KConfig* config = KGlobal::config();
+    config->setGroup("super-user-command");
+    superUserCommand = config->readEntry("super-user-command", DEFAULT_SUPER_USER_COMMAND);
+    if ( superUserCommand != "sudo" && superUserCommand != "su" ) {
+	kdWarning() << "unknown super user command" << endl;
+	superUserCommand = "su";
+    }
+}
+
+
+SuProcess::~SuProcess()
+{
+}
+
+int SuProcess::checkInstall(const char *password)
+{
+    return exec(password, Install);
+}
+
+int SuProcess::checkNeedPassword()
+{
+    return exec(0L, NeedPassword);
+}
+
+/*
+* Execute a command with su(1).
+*/
+
+int SuProcess::exec(const char *password, int check)
+{
+    if (check)
+        setTerminal(true);
+
+    // since user may change after constructor (due to setUser())
+    // we need to override sudo with su for non-root here
+    if (m_User != "root") {
+        superUserCommand = "su";
+    }
+
+    QCStringList args;
+    if (superUserCommand == "sudo") {
+        args += "-u";
+    }
+
+#ifdef Q_OS_DARWIN
+    args += "-c";
+    args += "staff";
+#endif
+
+    if ((m_Scheduler != SchedNormal) || (m_Priority > 50))
+        args += "root";
+    else
+        args += m_User;
+    
+    if (superUserCommand == "su") {
+        args += "-c";
+    }
+    args += TQCString(__KDE_BINDIR) + "/tdesu_stub";
+#ifndef Q_OS_DARWIN
+    args += "-";
+#endif
+
+    ///    TQCString command = __PATH_SU;
+    ///    if (::access(__PATH_SU, X_OK) != 0)
+    TQCString command;
+    if (superUserCommand == "sudo") {
+        command = __PATH_SUDO;
+    } else {
+        command = __PATH_SU;
+    }
+ 
+    if (::access(command, X_OK) != 0)
+    {
+      ///        command = TQFile::encodeName(KGlobal::dirs()->findExe("su"));
+        command = TQFile::encodeName( KGlobal::dirs()->findExe(superUserCommand.ascii()) );
+        if (command.isEmpty())
+            return check ? SuNotFound : -1;
+    }
+
+    // kdDebug(900) << k_lineinfo << "Call StubProcess::exec()" << endl;
+    if (StubProcess::exec(command, args) < 0)
+    {
+        return check ? SuNotFound : -1;
+    }
+    // kdDebug(900) << k_lineinfo << "Done StubProcess::exec()" << endl;
+
+    SuErrors ret = (SuErrors) ConverseSU(password);
+    // kdDebug(900) << k_lineinfo << "Conversation returned " << ret << endl;
+
+    if (ret == error)
+    {
+        if (!check)
+            kdError(900) << k_lineinfo << "Conversation with " << superUserCommand << " failed\n";
+        return ret;
+    }
+    if (check == NeedPassword)
+    {
+        if (ret == killme)
+        {
+	  ///            if (kill(m_Pid, SIGKILL) < 0)
+	  ///            {
+	  ///                ret=error;
+	  ///            }
+            if ( superUserCommand == "sudo" ) {
+ 	        // sudo can not be killed, just return
+ 	        return ret;
+ 	    }
+ 	    if (kill(m_Pid, SIGKILL) < 0) {
+ 	        kdDebug() << k_funcinfo << "kill < 0" << endl;
+ 		//FIXME SIGKILL doesn't work for sudo,
+ 		//why is this different from su?
+ 		ret=error;
+ 	    }
+            else
+            {
+                int iret = waitForChild();
+                if (iret < 0) ret=error;
+                else /* nothing */ {} ;
+            }
+        }
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    if (m_bErase && password) 
+    {
+        char *ptr = const_cast<char *>(password);
+        const uint plen = strlen(password);
+        for (unsigned i=0; i < plen; i++)
+            ptr[i] = '\000';
+    }
+
+    if (ret == notauthorized)
+    {
+        kill(m_Pid, SIGKILL);
+        if (superUserCommand != "sudo") {
+            waitForChild();
+        }
+        return SuIncorrectPassword;
+    }
+
+    int iret = ConverseStub(check);
+    if (iret < 0)
+    {
+        if (!check)
+            kdError(900) << k_lineinfo << "Converstation with tdesu_stub failed\n";
+        return iret;
+    }
+    else if (iret == 1)
+    {
+        kill(m_Pid, SIGKILL);
+        waitForChild();
+        return SuIncorrectPassword;
+    }
+
+    if (check == Install)
+    {
+        waitForChild();
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    iret = waitForChild();
+    return iret;
+}
+
+/*
+* Conversation with su: feed the password.
+* Return values: -1 = error, 0 = ok, 1 = kill me, 2 not authorized
+*/
+
+int SuProcess::ConverseSU(const char *password)
+{	
+    enum { WaitForPrompt, CheckStar, HandleStub } state = WaitForPrompt;
+    int colon;
+    unsigned i, j;
+    // kdDebug(900) << k_lineinfo << "ConverseSU starting." << endl;
+
+    TQCString line;
+    while (true)
+    {
+        line = readLine();
+        if (line.isNull())
+            return ( state == HandleStub ? notauthorized : error);
+        kdDebug(900) << k_lineinfo << "Read line <" << line << ">" << endl;
+
+        switch (state) 
+        {
+            //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+            case WaitForPrompt:
+            {
+                // In case no password is needed.
+                if (line == "tdesu_stub")
+                {
+                    unreadLine(line);
+                    return ok;
+                }
+    
+                while(waitMS(m_Fd,100)>0)
+                {
+                    // There is more output available, so the previous line
+                    // couldn't have been a password prompt (the definition
+                    // of prompt being that  there's a line of output followed 
+                    // by a colon, and then the process waits).
+                    TQCString more = readLine();
+                    if (more.isEmpty())
+                        break;
+    
+                    line = more;
+                    kdDebug(900) << k_lineinfo << "Read line <" << more << ">" << endl;
+                }
+    
+                // Match "Password: " with the regex ^[^:]+:[\w]*$.
+                const uint len = line.length();
+                for (i=0,j=0,colon=0; i<len; i++) 
+                {
+                    if (line[i] == ':') 
+                    {
+                        j = i; colon++;
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    if (!isspace(line[i]))
+                        j++;
+                }
+                if ((colon == 1) && (line[j] == ':')) 
+                {
+                    if (password == 0L)
+                        return killme;
+                    if (!checkPid(m_Pid))
+                    {
+                        kdError(900) << superUserCommand << " has exited while waiting for pwd." << endl;
+                        return error;
+                    }
+                    if ((WaitSlave() == 0) && checkPid(m_Pid))
+                    {
+                        write(m_Fd, password, strlen(password));
+                        write(m_Fd, "\n", 1);
+                        state=CheckStar;
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        return error;
+                    }
+                }
+                break;
+            }
+            //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+            case CheckStar:
+            {
+                TQCString s = line.stripWhiteSpace();
+                if (s.isEmpty()) 
+                {
+                    state=HandleStub;
+                    break;
+                }
+                const uint len = line.length();
+                for (i=0; i< len; i++)
+                    {
+                if (s[i] != '*')
+                    return error;
+                }
+                state=HandleStub;
+                break;
+            }
+            //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+            case HandleStub:
+                // Read till we get "tdesu_stub"
+                if (line == "tdesu_stub")
+                {
+                    unreadLine(line);
+                    return ok;
+ 	        } else if (superUserCommand == "sudo") {
+ 	            // sudo gives a "sorry" line so reaches here
+ 	            // with the wrong password
+ 	            return notauthorized;
+                }
+                break;
+            //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+        } // end switch
+    } // end while (true)
+    return ok;
+}
+
+void SuProcess::virtual_hook( int id, void* data )
+{ StubProcess::virtual_hook( id, data ); }
+
+
diff --git a/tdesu/su.h b/tdesu/su.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dcb67a14c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tdesu/su.h
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+/* vi: ts=8 sts=4 sw=4
+ *
+ * $Id$
+ *
+ * This file is part of the KDE project, module tdesu.
+ * Copyright (C) 1999,2000 Geert Jansen <[email protected]>
+ *
+ * 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 <tqcstring.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 TQCString &user=0, const TQCString &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;
+    TQString superUserCommand;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/tdesu/tdesu_pty.cpp b/tdesu/tdesu_pty.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d3392ec5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tdesu/tdesu_pty.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,302 @@
+/* vi: ts=8 sts=4 sw=4
+ *
+ * $Id$
+ *
+ * This file is part of the KDE project, module tdesu.
+ * Copyright (C) 1999,2000 Geert Jansen <[email protected]>
+ *
+ * This file contains code from TEShell.C of the KDE konsole.
+ * Copyright (c) 1997,1998 by Lars Doelle <[email protected]>
+ *
+ * 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.
+ *
+ * pty.cpp: Access to PTY's on different systems a la UNIX98.
+ */
+
+
+#ifndef _GNU_SOURCE
+#define _GNU_SOURCE   /* Needed for getpt, ptsname in glibc 2.1.x systems */
+#endif
+
+#include <config.h>
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#if defined(__osf__) || defined(__CYGWIN__)
+#include <pty.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <tqglobal.h>
+#include <tqcstring.h>
+
+#include <kdebug.h>
+#include <kstandarddirs.h>
+#include "tdesu_pty.h"
+
+// stdlib.h is meant to declare the prototypes but doesn't :(
+#ifndef __THROW
+#define __THROW
+#endif
+
+#ifdef HAVE_GRANTPT
+extern "C" int grantpt(int fd) __THROW;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef HAVE_PTSNAME
+extern "C" char * ptsname(int fd) __THROW;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef HAVE_UNLOCKPT
+extern "C" int unlockpt(int fd) __THROW;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef HAVE__GETPTY
+extern "C" char *_getpty(int *, int, mode_t, int);
+#endif
+
+#ifdef HAVE_PTY_H
+	#include <pty.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <termios.h>
+
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBUTIL_H
+	#include <libutil.h>
+#elif defined(HAVE_UTIL_H)
+	#include <util.h>
+#endif
+
+PTY::PTY()
+{
+    ptyfd = -1;
+}
+
+PTY::~PTY()
+{
+    if (ptyfd >= 0)
+	close(ptyfd);
+}
+
+
+// Opens a pty master and returns its filedescriptor.
+
+int PTY::getpt()
+{
+
+#if defined(HAVE_GETPT) && defined(HAVE_PTSNAME)
+
+    // 1: UNIX98: preferred way
+    ptyfd = ::getpt();
+    ttyname = ::ptsname(ptyfd);
+    return ptyfd;
+
+#elif defined(HAVE_OPENPTY)
+    // 2: BSD interface
+    // More preferred than the linux hacks
+    char name[30];
+    int master_fd, slave_fd;
+    if (openpty(&master_fd, &slave_fd, name, 0L, 0L) != -1)  {
+	ttyname = name;
+	name[5]='p';
+	ptyname = name;
+        close(slave_fd); // We don't need this yet // Yes, we do.
+	ptyfd = master_fd;
+	return ptyfd;
+    }
+    ptyfd = -1;
+    kdDebug(900) << k_lineinfo << "Opening pty failed.\n";
+    return -1;
+
+#elif defined(HAVE__GETPTY)
+    // 3: Irix interface
+    int master_fd;
+    ttyname = _getpty(&master_fd,O_RDWR,0600,0);
+    if (ttyname)
+	ptyfd = master_fd;
+    else{
+	ptyfd = -1;
+	kdDebug(900) << k_lineinfo << "Opening pty failed.error" << errno << '\n';
+    }
+    return ptyfd;
+
+#else
+
+    // 4: Open terminal device directly
+    // 4.1: Try /dev/ptmx first. (Linux w/ Unix98 PTYs, Solaris)
+
+    ptyfd = open("/dev/ptmx", O_RDWR);
+    if (ptyfd >= 0) {
+	ptyname = "/dev/ptmx";
+#ifdef HAVE_PTSNAME
+	ttyname = ::ptsname(ptyfd);
+	return ptyfd;
+#elif defined (TIOCGPTN)
+	int ptyno;
+	if (ioctl(ptyfd, TIOCGPTN, &ptyno) == 0) {
+	    ttyname.sprintf("/dev/pts/%d", ptyno);
+	    return ptyfd;
+	}
+#endif
+	close(ptyfd);
+    }
+
+    // 4.2: Try /dev/pty[p-e][0-f] (Linux w/o UNIX98 PTY's)
+
+    for (const char *c1 = "pqrstuvwxyzabcde"; *c1 != '\0'; c1++)
+    {
+	for (const char *c2 = "0123456789abcdef"; *c2 != '\0'; c2++)
+	{
+	    ptyname.sprintf("/dev/pty%c%c", *c1, *c2);
+	    ttyname.sprintf("/dev/tty%c%c", *c1, *c2);
+	    if (access(ptyname, F_OK) < 0)
+		goto linux_out;
+	    ptyfd = open(ptyname, O_RDWR);
+	    if (ptyfd >= 0)
+		return ptyfd;
+	}
+    }
+linux_out:
+
+    // 4.3: Try /dev/pty%d (SCO, Unixware)
+
+    for (int i=0; i<256; i++)
+    {
+	ptyname.sprintf("/dev/ptyp%d", i);
+	ttyname.sprintf("/dev/ttyp%d", i);
+	if (access(ptyname, F_OK) < 0)
+	    break;
+	ptyfd = open(ptyname, O_RDWR);
+	if (ptyfd >= 0)
+	    return ptyfd;
+    }
+
+
+    // Other systems ??
+    ptyfd = -1;
+    kdDebug(900) << k_lineinfo << "Unknown system or all methods failed.\n";
+    return -1;
+
+#endif // HAVE_GETPT && HAVE_PTSNAME
+
+}
+
+
+int PTY::grantpt()
+{
+    if (ptyfd < 0)
+	return -1;
+
+#ifdef HAVE_GRANTPT
+
+    return ::grantpt(ptyfd);
+
+#elif defined(HAVE_OPENPTY)
+
+    // the BSD openpty() interface chowns the devices properly for us,
+    // no need to do this at all
+    return 0;
+
+#else
+
+    // konsole_grantpty only does /dev/pty??
+    if (ptyname.left(8) != "/dev/pty")
+	return 0;
+
+    // Use konsole_grantpty:
+    if (KStandardDirs::findExe("konsole_grantpty").isEmpty())
+    {
+	kdError(900) << k_lineinfo << "konsole_grantpty not found.\n";
+	return -1;
+    }
+
+    // As defined in konsole_grantpty.c
+    const int pty_fileno = 3;
+
+    pid_t pid;
+    if ((pid = fork()) == -1)
+    {
+	kdError(900) << k_lineinfo << "fork(): " << perror << "\n";
+	return -1;
+    }
+
+    if (pid)
+    {
+	// Parent: wait for child
+	int ret;
+	waitpid(pid, &ret, 0);
+    	if (WIFEXITED(ret) && !WEXITSTATUS(ret))
+	    return 0;
+	kdError(900) << k_lineinfo << "konsole_grantpty returned with error: "
+		     << WEXITSTATUS(ret) << "\n";
+	return -1;
+    } else
+    {
+	// Child: exec konsole_grantpty
+	if (ptyfd != pty_fileno && dup2(ptyfd, pty_fileno) < 0)
+	    _exit(1);
+	execlp("konsole_grantpty", "konsole_grantpty", "--grant", (void *)0);
+	kdError(900) << k_lineinfo << "exec(): " << perror << "\n";
+	_exit(1);
+    }
+
+    // shut up, gcc
+    return 0;
+
+#endif // HAVE_GRANTPT
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Unlock the pty. This allows connections on the slave side.
+ */
+
+int PTY::unlockpt()
+{
+    if (ptyfd < 0)
+	return -1;
+
+#ifdef HAVE_UNLOCKPT
+
+    // (Linux w/ glibc 2.1, Solaris, ...)
+
+    return ::unlockpt(ptyfd);
+
+#elif defined(TIOCSPTLCK)
+
+    // Unlock pty (Linux w/ UNIX98 PTY's & glibc 2.0)
+    int flag = 0;
+    return ioctl(ptyfd, TIOCSPTLCK, &flag);
+
+#else
+
+    // Other systems (Linux w/o UNIX98 PTY's, ...)
+    return 0;
+
+#endif
+
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Return the slave side name.
+ */
+
+TQCString PTY::ptsname()
+{
+    if (ptyfd < 0)
+	return 0;
+
+    return ttyname;
+}
+
diff --git a/tdesu/tdesu_pty.h b/tdesu/tdesu_pty.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1dab49dcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tdesu/tdesu_pty.h
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/* vi: ts=8 sts=4 sw=4
+ *
+ * $Id$
+ *
+ * This file is part of the KDE project, module tdesu.
+ * Copyright (C) 1999,2000 Geert Jansen <[email protected]>
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+
+/**
+ * PTY compatibility routines. This class tries to emulate a UNIX98 PTY API
+ * on various platforms.
+ */
+#ifndef __PTY_h_Included__
+#define __PTY_h_Included__
+
+#include <tqcstring.h>
+
+#include <kdelibs_export.h>
+
+class KDESU_EXPORT PTY {
+
+public:
+    /**
+     * Construct a PTY object.
+     */
+    PTY();
+
+    /**
+     * Destructs the object. The PTY is closed if it is still open.
+     */
+    ~PTY();
+
+    /**
+     * Allocate a pty.
+     * @return A filedescriptor to the master side.
+     */
+    int getpt();
+
+    /**
+     * Grant access to the slave side.
+     * @return Zero if succesfull, < 0 otherwise.
+     */
+    int grantpt();
+
+    /**
+     * Unlock the slave side.
+     * @return Zero if successful, < 0 otherwise.
+     */
+    int unlockpt();
+
+    /**
+     * Get the slave name.
+     * @return The slave name.
+     */
+    TQCString ptsname();
+    
+private:
+
+    int ptyfd;
+    TQCString ptyname, ttyname;
+
+    class PTYPrivate;
+    PTYPrivate *d;
+};
+    
+#endif  // __PTY_h_Included__
diff --git a/tdesu/tdesu_stub.c b/tdesu/tdesu_stub.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5e1f09c24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tdesu/tdesu_stub.c
@@ -0,0 +1,432 @@
+/* vi: ts=8 sts=4 sw=4
+ *
+ * $Id$
+ *
+ * This file is part of the KDE project, module tdesu.
+ * Copyright (C) 1999,2000 Geert Jansen <[email protected]>
+ *
+ * tdesu_stub.c: KDE su executes this stub through su or ssh. This stub in turn
+ *               executes the target program. Before that, startup parameters
+ *               are sent through stdin.
+ *
+ *
+ * Available parameters:
+ *
+ *   Parameter       Description         Format (csl = comma separated list)
+ *
+ * - tdesu_stub      Header              "ok" | "stop"
+ * - display         X11 display         string
+ * - display_auth    X11 authentication  "type cookie" pair
+ * - dcopserver      KDE dcopserver      csl of netids
+ * - dcop_auth       DCOP authentication csl of "type cookie" pairs for DCOP
+ * - ice_auth        ICE authentication  csl of "type cookie" pairs for ICE
+ * - command         Command to run      string
+ * - path            PATH env. var       string
+ * - build_sycoca    Rebuild sycoca?     "yes" | "no"
+ * - user            Target user         string
+ * - priority        Process priority    0 <= int <= 100
+ * - scheduler       Process scheduler   "fifo" | "normal"
+ * - app_startup_id  DESKTOP_STARTUP_ID  string
+ * - environment     Additional envvars  strings, last one is empty
+ */
+
+#include <config.h>
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <pwd.h>
+#include <termios.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+
+#ifdef HAVE_INITGROUPS
+#include <grp.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#include <sys/resource.h>
+
+#ifdef POSIX1B_SCHEDULING
+#include <sched.h>
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * Params sent by the peer.
+ */
+
+struct param_struct 
+{
+    const char *name;
+    char *value;
+};
+
+struct param_struct params[] = 
+{
+    { "tdesu_stub", 0L },
+    { "display", 0L },
+    { "display_auth", 0L },
+    { "dcopserver", 0L },
+    { "dcop_auth", 0L },
+    { "ice_auth", 0L },
+    { "command", 0L },
+    { "path", 0L },
+    { "xwindows_only", 0L },
+    { "user", 0L },
+    { "priority", 0L },
+    { "scheduler", 0L },
+/* obsoleted by app_startup_id    { "app_start_pid", 0L } */
+    { "app_startup_id", 0L }
+};
+
+#define P_HEADER 0
+#define P_DISPLAY 1
+#define P_DISPLAY_AUTH 2
+#define P_DCOPSERVER 3
+#define P_DCOP_AUTH 4
+#define P_ICE_AUTH 5
+#define P_COMMAND 6
+#define P_PATH 7
+#define P_XWIN_ONLY 8
+#define P_USER 9
+#define P_PRIORITY 10
+#define P_SCHEDULER 11
+#define P_APP_STARTUP_ID 12
+#define P_LAST 13
+
+/* Prototypes */
+char *xmalloc(size_t);
+char *xrealloc(char *ptr, int size);
+int xsetenv(const char *name, const char *value);
+char *xstrdup(char *src);
+char **xstrsep(char *str);
+
+/**
+ * Safe malloc functions.
+ */
+char *xmalloc(size_t size)
+{
+    char *ptr = malloc(size);
+    if (ptr) return ptr;
+    perror("malloc()");
+    exit(1);
+}
+
+
+char *xrealloc(char *ptr, int size)
+{
+    ptr = realloc(ptr, size);
+    if (ptr) return ptr;
+    perror("realloc()");
+    exit(1);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Solaris does not have a setenv()...
+ */
+int xsetenv(const char *name, const char *value)
+{
+    char *s = malloc(strlen(name)+strlen(value)+2);
+    if (!s) return -1;
+    strcpy(s, name);
+    strcat(s, "=");
+    strcat(s, value);
+    return putenv(s); /* yes: no free()! */
+}
+
+/**
+ * Safe strdup and strip newline
+ */
+char *xstrdup(char *src)
+{
+    int len = strlen(src);
+    char *dst = xmalloc(len+1);
+    strcpy(dst, src);
+    if (dst[len-1] == '\n')
+	dst[len-1] = '\000';
+    return dst;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Split comma separated list.
+ */
+char **xstrsep(char *str)
+{
+    int i = 0, size = 10;
+    char **list = (char **) xmalloc(size * sizeof(char *));
+    char *ptr = str, *nptr;
+    while ((nptr = strchr(ptr, ',')) != 0L) 
+    {
+	if (i > size-2)
+	    list = realloc(list, (size *= 2) * sizeof(char *));
+	*nptr = '\000';
+	list[i++] = ptr;
+	ptr = nptr+1;
+    }
+    if (*ptr != '\000')
+	list[i++] = ptr;
+    list[i] = 0L;
+    return list;
+}
+
+#define BUFSIZE	8192
+
+/**
+ * The main program
+ */
+
+int main()
+{
+    char buf[BUFSIZE+1];
+#ifndef QWS
+    char xauthority[200];
+#endif
+    char iceauthority[200];
+    char **host, **auth;
+    int i/*, res, sycoca*/, prio;
+    pid_t pid;
+    FILE *fout;
+    struct passwd *pw;
+    const char* tdesu_lc_all;
+
+    /* Get startup parameters. */
+
+    for (i=0; i<P_LAST; i++) 
+    {
+	printf("%s\n", params[i].name);
+	fflush(stdout);
+	if (fgets(buf, BUFSIZE, stdin) == 0L) 
+	{
+	    printf("end\n"); fflush(stdout);
+	    perror("tdesu_stub: fgets()");
+	    exit(1);
+	}
+	params[i].value = xstrdup(buf);
+	/* Installation check? */
+	if ((i == 0) && !strcmp(params[i].value, "stop")) 
+	{
+	    printf("end\n");
+	    exit(0);
+	}
+    }
+    printf("environment\n");
+    fflush(stdout);
+    for(;;)
+    {
+	char* tmp;
+	if (fgets(buf, BUFSIZE, stdin) == 0L) 
+	{
+	    printf("end\n"); fflush(stdout);
+	    perror("tdesu_stub: fgets()");
+	    exit(1);
+	}
+	tmp = xstrdup( buf );
+	if( tmp[ 0 ] == '\0' ) /* terminator */
+	    break;
+	putenv( xstrdup( buf ));
+    }
+
+    printf("end\n");
+    fflush(stdout);
+
+    xsetenv("PATH", params[P_PATH].value);
+    xsetenv("DESKTOP_STARTUP_ID", params[P_APP_STARTUP_ID].value);
+
+    tdesu_lc_all = getenv( "KDESU_LC_ALL" );
+    if( tdesu_lc_all != NULL )
+        xsetenv("LC_ALL",tdesu_lc_all);
+    else
+        unsetenv("LC_ALL");
+
+    /* Do we need to change uid? */
+
+    pw = getpwnam(params[P_USER].value);
+    if (pw == 0L) 
+    {
+	printf("tdesu_stub: user %s does not exist!\n", params[P_USER].value);
+	exit(1);
+    }
+    xsetenv("HOME", pw->pw_dir);
+
+    /* Set scheduling/priority */
+
+    prio = atoi(params[P_PRIORITY].value);
+    if (!strcmp(params[P_SCHEDULER].value, "realtime")) 
+    {
+#ifdef POSIX1B_SCHEDULING
+	struct sched_param sched;
+	int min = sched_get_priority_min(SCHED_FIFO);
+	int max = sched_get_priority_max(SCHED_FIFO);
+	sched.sched_priority = min + (int) (((double) prio) * (max - min) / 100 + 0.5);
+	sched_setscheduler(0, SCHED_FIFO, &sched);
+#else
+	printf("tdesu_stub: realtime scheduling not supported\n");
+#endif
+    } else 
+    {
+#ifdef HAVE_SETPRIORITY
+	int val = 20 - (int) (((double) prio) * 40 / 100 + 0.5);
+	setpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, getpid(), val);
+#endif 
+    }
+
+    /* Drop privileges (this is permanent) */
+
+    if (getuid() != pw->pw_uid) 
+    {
+	if (setgid(pw->pw_gid) == -1) 
+	{
+	    perror("tdesu_stub: setgid()");
+	    exit(1);
+	}
+#ifdef HAVE_INITGROUPS
+	if (initgroups(pw->pw_name, pw->pw_gid) == -1) 
+	{
+	    perror("tdesu_stub: initgroups()");
+	    exit(1);
+	}
+#endif
+	if (setuid(pw->pw_uid) == -1) 
+	{
+	    perror("tdesu_stub: setuid()");
+	    exit(1);
+	}
+	xsetenv("HOME", pw->pw_dir);
+    }
+
+    /* Handle display */
+
+    if (strcmp(params[P_DISPLAY].value, "no")) 
+    {
+#ifndef QWS
+	xsetenv("DISPLAY", params[P_DISPLAY].value);
+	if (params[P_DISPLAY_AUTH].value[0]) 
+	{
+           int	fd2;
+           /*
+           ** save umask and set to 077, so we create those files only
+	   ** readable for root. (if someone else could read them, we
+	   ** are in deep shit).
+           */
+	   int oldumask = umask(077);
+	   const char *disp = params[P_DISPLAY].value;
+	   if (strncmp(disp, "localhost:", 10) == 0)
+	      disp += 9;
+
+           strcpy(xauthority, "/tmp/xauth.XXXXXXXXXX");
+	   fd2 = mkstemp(xauthority);
+	   umask(oldumask);
+
+           if (fd2 == -1) {
+                perror("tdesu_stub: mkstemp()");
+                exit(1);
+           } else
+                close(fd2);
+           xsetenv("XAUTHORITY", xauthority);
+
+	   fout = popen("xauth >/dev/null 2>&1","w");
+           if (fout == NULL)
+	   {
+		perror("tdesu_stub: popen(xauth)");
+		exit(1);
+	   }
+	   fprintf(fout, "add %s %s\n", disp,
+		    params[P_DISPLAY_AUTH].value);
+	   pclose(fout);
+	}
+#else
+	xsetenv("DISPLAY", params[P_DISPLAY].value);
+#endif
+    }
+
+
+    /* Handle DCOP */
+
+    if (strcmp(params[P_DCOPSERVER].value, "no")) 
+    {
+	xsetenv("DCOPSERVER", params[P_DCOPSERVER].value);
+	host = xstrsep(params[P_DCOPSERVER].value);
+	auth = xstrsep(params[P_ICE_AUTH].value);
+	if (host[0]) 
+	{
+            int fd;
+	    int	oldumask = umask(077);
+
+            strcpy(iceauthority, "/tmp/iceauth.XXXXXXXXXX");
+            fd = mkstemp(iceauthority);
+	    umask(oldumask);
+            if (fd == -1) {
+                perror("tdesu_stub: mkstemp()");
+                exit(1);
+            } else
+                close(fd);
+	    xsetenv("ICEAUTHORITY", iceauthority);
+
+	    fout = popen("iceauth >/dev/null 2>&1", "w");
+	    if (!fout) {
+		perror("tdesu_stub: popen iceauth");
+		exit(1);
+	    }
+	    for (i=0; host[i]; i++)
+		fprintf(fout, "add ICE \"\" %s %s\n", host[i], auth[i]);
+	    auth = xstrsep(params[P_DCOP_AUTH].value);
+	    for (i=0; host[i]; i++)
+		fprintf(fout, "add DCOP \"\" %s %s\n", host[i], auth[i]);
+	    pclose(fout);
+	}
+    }
+
+    /* Rebuild the sycoca and start tdeinit? */
+
+    if (strcmp(params[P_XWIN_ONLY].value, "no"))
+    {
+	system("tdeinit --suicide");
+    }
+
+    /* Execute the command */
+
+    pid = fork();
+    if (pid == -1) 
+    {
+	perror("tdesu_stub: fork()");
+	exit(1);
+    }
+    if (pid) 
+    {
+	/* Parent: wait for child, delete tempfiles and return. */
+	int ret, state, xit = 1;
+	while (1) 
+	{
+	    ret = waitpid(pid, &state, 0);
+	    if (ret == -1) 
+	    {
+		if (errno == EINTR)
+		    continue;
+		if (errno != ECHILD)
+		    perror("tdesu_stub: waitpid()");
+		break;
+	    }
+	    if (WIFEXITED(state))
+		xit = WEXITSTATUS(state);
+	}
+
+#ifndef QWS
+	unlink(xauthority);
+#endif
+	unlink(iceauthority);
+	exit(xit);
+    } else 
+    {
+        setsid();
+	/* Child: exec command. */
+	sprintf(buf, "%s", params[P_COMMAND].value);
+	execl("/bin/sh", "sh", "-c", buf, (void *)0);
+	perror("tdesu_stub: exec()");
+	_exit(1);
+    }
+}