Since when does Software Update Manager not require passwd?

Post #349,595 by drook 10/24/11 10:50:59 PM Reply	Since when does Software Update Manager not require passwd? I just kicked off an update and noticed I wasn't prompted for a password. When did that change? (Currently on Ubuntu 11.10) -- Drew
Post #349,597 by mvitale 10/24/11 11:06:11 PM Reply	Re: Since when does Software Update Manager not require pass I don't use the graphical update manager anymore (though I am using an Ubuntu laptop at the new gig)...But I think if you've done a `sudo` command recently, you might not get prompted. Otherwise, I dunno. -Mike "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin, 1759 Historical Review of Pennsylvania
Post #349,598 by static 10/25/11 12:33:38 AM Reply	Largely what Mike said. It runs a graphical version of sudo. So just like the CLI sudo, if you were prompted in the last five minutes or so, then it won't ask again. Wade. Static Scribblings http://staticsan.blogspot.com/
Post #349,603 by drook 10/25/11 9:33:27 AM Reply	That's why I asked A couple of days ago I noticed it ran without prompting, but couldn't remember for sure if I had used sudo recently. So this time I made sure of it. Besides, each invocation of sudo is locked to a particular process, isn't it? So if I use it in a terminal, close that and open a new terminal, I don't still have it. Is the graphical version different, and bound to the desktop environment? -- Drew
Post #349,607 by folkert 10/25/11 11:26:41 AM Reply	Did you tell it to remember the pass word in the local vault (or whatever the keyring is now called) If so, once you unlock that keyring, its a done deal.
Post #349,614 by drook 10/25/11 1:03:22 PM Reply	Hmm ... didn't notice that It's possible there was an option, but I didn't notice it. So it's possible either it was defaulted to checked, or I was still typing when the window took focus and I accidentally clicked it. -- Drew
Post #349,618 by folkert 10/25/11 4:11:21 PM Reply	Change your password on the CLI Next time it needs it, it'll be wrong and it'll force it to prompt for it.

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