Bug 493901 - S-c-tools cleanup: port to PolicyKit
Summary: S-c-tools cleanup: port to PolicyKit
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Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: authconfig
Version: rawhide
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Orphan Owner
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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: 502808 (view as bug list)
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Blocks: 502765 493594
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Reported: 2009-04-03 10:11 UTC by Roman Rakus
Modified: 2021-05-20 13:19 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2021-05-20 13:19:29 UTC
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Description Roman Rakus 2009-04-03 10:11:28 UTC
Description of problem:
It's not a good approach to let system config tool runn
under superuser account - it's a security risk. Instead
each tools which needs users privileges should be divided
to two parts - one which serves as privileged backend
running on demand and user interface that can ask for
privileged action over message bus (and ask password if 
needed). Once action is approved by PolicyKit, it can be
processed.

Every tool should be ported to use PolicyKit.

How reproducible:
Steps to Reproduce

Actual results:
System config tool has to be run under superuser account.

Expected results
System config tool is not runned under superuser account
and asks for privileged access. 

Additional info
Look at https://fedorahosted.org/python-slip/

Comment 1 Petr Šplíchal 2009-08-18 08:01:33 UTC
*** Bug 502808 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 4 Fedora Admin user for bugzilla script actions 2020-05-27 14:55:13 UTC
This package has changed maintainer in the Fedora.
Reassigning to the new maintainer of this component.

Comment 5 Pavel Březina 2021-05-20 13:19:29 UTC
Authconfig has been replaced by authselect and it is no longer present in Fedora since Fedora 28.


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