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Re: How: Require root password instead of user password for GUI programs

From Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: How: Require root password instead of user password for GUI programs
Date 2023-04-08 00:40 +0200
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On Fri 07 Apr 2023 at 21:09:59 +0200, tomas@tuxteam.de wrote:

> On Fri, Apr 07, 2023 at 06:22:48PM +0200, B.M. wrote:
> 
> [...]
> 
> > PolicyKit got replaced by polkit (at least in current Debian Testing),
> > and the "old" solution with setting AdminIdentities doesn't work
> > anymore. Instead one has to add a file /etc/polkit-1/rules.d/50-
> > default.rules as follows:
> > 
> > polkit.addAdminRule(function(action, subject) {
> >     return ["unix-user:0"];
> > });
> 
> Gah.
> 
> > in order to require root credentials for admin tasks (if sudo is
> > installed).
> > 
> > I hope someone finds this useful.
> 
> You folks keeping up with desktop environments are
> real heroes:-)

It's a dirty job, but someone has to do it :).

-- 
Brian.

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How: Require root password instead of user password for GUI programs "B.M." <b-misc@gmx.ch> - 2023-04-06 14:40 +0200
  Re: How: Require root password instead of user password for GUI programs Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2023-04-06 17:10 +0200
    Re: How: Require root password instead of user password for GUI  programs Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2023-04-06 17:30 +0200
    Re: How: Require root password instead of user password for GUI  programs "B.M." <b-misc@gmx.ch> - 2023-04-07 18:40 +0200
      Re: How: Require root password instead of user password for GUI  programs <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2023-04-07 21:20 +0200
        Re: How: Require root password instead of user password for GUI  programs Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2023-04-08 00:40 +0200
          Re: How: Require root password instead of user password for GUI  programs <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2023-04-08 07:40 +0200

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