policykit prompts don't use sensible defaults (current user should be default)
Bug #437508 reported by
Steve Langasek
This bug affects 4 people
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| policykit-1 (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: policykit-1
Every time update-manager prompts me for authentication information now, I have to manually select my current username from the list of available admin users. This is not sensible default behavior; if the current user is an admin user, it should be prepopulated in the pulldown list.
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Sep 26 22:32:09 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
Package: policykit 0.9-4ubuntu1
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSign
SourcePackage: policykit
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-10-generic x86_64
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| Steve Langasek (vorlon) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in policykit-1 (Ubuntu): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| status: | New → Triaged |
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| amk (9-launchpad-mikus-sk) wrote | #2 |
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| Mauro Miatello (mauro-miatello) wrote | #3 |
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| abssorb (abssorb) wrote | #4 |
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| Vegard Søbstad Alsli (alslinet) wrote | #5 |
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If the current user is admin, the dialog shall prompt for his password directly.
A list of admin users makes sense only if the current user is not admin.
In Ubuntu 16.04, after adding second administrative user there is a drop-down but password entry is disabled before selecting the other admin and then back myself.