Bug 135001 - Authenticate user *before* allowing system configuration changes?
Summary: Authenticate user *before* allowing system configuration changes?
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Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: kudzu
Version: 2
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
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Assignee: Bill Nottingham
QA Contact: David Lawrence
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2004-10-07 21:03 UTC by Adam Bowns
Modified: 2014-03-17 02:49 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2004-10-07 21:07:59 UTC
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Description Adam Bowns 2004-10-07 21:03:29 UTC 
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Description of problem:
I'm no expert on this matter so please excuse me if I'm wrong.

When you boot up and kudzu detects new, missing or changed hardware it
immediately enters a dialogue with whoever may be sat at the computer,
asking them if they want to add, remove or ignore configuration
information for that device. Shouldn't there be a password prompt
before this dialogue to prevent non root users from changing system
configuration?

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
kudzu-1.1.68.2-1

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Plug some new hardware in and reboot.
Comment 1 Bill Nottingham 2004-10-07 21:07:59 UTC 
If you're in front of the computer, you can already get root.
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