Control: reassign -1 cinnamon 6.4.10-2
Control: affects -1 + src:policykit-1
On Mon, 06 Oct 2025 at 21:37:52 +0300, bayram karahan wrote:
On Debian 13 with the Cinnamon desktop environment, when I run a command using
`pkexec`, the authentication dialog appears as a modal window that blocks all
interaction with other windows, including the on-screen keyboard (e.g.,
Onboard).
polkit (policykit-1) is not responsible for the desktop-specific user
interface for the authentication dialog (the "polkit agent").
In Cinnamon's case, the authentication dialog is integrated into
Cinnamon itself. Different desktop environments have different design
decisions here: some integrate a polkit agent into the desktop shell
like GNOME and Cinnamon, and some have a separate polkit agent like MATE
and KDE Plasma.
Example:
/usr/bin/env DISPLAY=:0 XAUTHORITY=/home/etapadmin/.Xauthority
zamanligorevgui
The authentication dialog appears centered on the screen and prevents
interaction with the virtual keyboard behind it. As a result, it's impossible
to enter the password on systems without a physical keyboard.
Expected behavior:
The authentication dialog should not be strictly modal, or it should allow the
on-screen keyboard to remain interactive.
System information:
- Debian 13 (Trixie, Testing)
- Cinnamon desktop
- policykit-1 version: 122-3
- pkexec version: 122
- Virtual keyboard: onboard 1.4.1
This issue makes authentication impossible on touch-only devices.
smcv
