Description of problem: Tools such as "applications" -> "system tools" -> "software updater" that require admin privileges should prompt for a root password. The prompt should allow either a root password or the user's password or a username and password. When a user password is used functionality like that provided by "sudo" should be used to run the tool. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Fedora 5 Gnome 2.14.3 How reproducible: Select the "software updater" tool from the "Applications" -> "System Tools" menu. Actual results: Prompted for the root password. Expected results: Prompted for the password for the the logged in user. Additional info: Many organizations rely on giving their sysadmins sudo on all machines they need to rather than using an organization-wide root password and making the password available to all sysadmins.
Hi, We no longer support Fedora Core 5 and I am currently trying to get my open bug count down to a more manageable state. I'm going to close this bug as WONTFIX. If this issue is still a concern for you, would you mind trying to reproduce on a supported version of Fedora and reopening? (this is a mass message)
Hi Ray, Thanks for the update. I do know Fedora Core 6 still behaves the same way because that is the version I am currently running. If FC 6 is not supported I am sorry I can't comment as I am not very likely to upgrade in the near future. Thanks, Chad PS: I used Ubuntu 7.10 recently and was surprised that it behaves as I described in the "expected results" above.
Hi Chad, You should be able to configure this already by editing the policy files in /etc/security/console.apps USER=<user> means ask for user's password and USER=root means ask for root's password.
Hi Ray, I didn't realized the username could be configured. I should look for docs on / etc/security/ . It is a bit different than what I was thinking of. I prefer to not have one password that we have to change and have everyone learn each time someone moves to a different job.
Hi I don't think I was being clear :-) When I said USER=<user> i didn't mean e.g. USER=chad , but the actual, literal, magic string USER=<user> It means, for the chad user, enter chad's password, for the rstrode user, enter rstrode's password, etc.