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

From	<tomas@tuxteam.de>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: How: Require root password instead of user password for GUI programs
Date	2023-04-07 21:20 +0200
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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:-)

Cheers
-- 
t

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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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