Follow on question - running a program as root

[xircon]

OK......

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S := fpsystem ('/usr/lib/kde4/libexec/kdesu konsole');
works, but

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S := fpsystem ('/usr/lib/kde4/libexec/kdesu konsole -e /home/steve/update');
doesn't.  It runs from a run box fine.

update script contains:

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#!/bin/bash
clear && urpmi.update -a && urpmi --auto-select -v
Nearly 30 years since I last programmed in Pascal, it is not exactly flooding back .

But its coming along:
(http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/oo118/xircon/rootutils1.png)

[xircon]

After a few hours of trial and (mainly) error:

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S := fpsystem ('/usr/lib/kde4/libexec/kdesu '+'"konsole -e /home/steve/update"');
Works!! Kdesu requests password, Konsole opens and it runs the script.