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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.

Since when does Software Update Manager not require passwd? - (drook) - (6) - Oct. 24, 2011, 10:50:59 PM EDT

Re: Since when does Software Update Manager not require pass - (mvitale) - Oct. 24, 2011, 11:06:11 PM EDT

Largely what Mike said. - (static) - (4) - Oct. 25, 2011, 12:33:38 AM EDT

That's why I asked - (drook) - (3) - Oct. 25, 2011, 09:33:27 AM EDT

Did you tell it to remember the pass word in the - (folkert) - (2) - Oct. 25, 2011, 11:26:41 AM EDT

Hmm ... didn't notice that - (drook) - (1) - Oct. 25, 2011, 01:03:22 PM EDT

Change your password on the CLI - (folkert) - Oct. 25, 2011, 04:11:21 PM EDT

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