On (14/08/06 23:48), Michael Gilbert wrote: > reassign 382895 sudo > retitle 382895 sudo: timeout requires user to unneccesarily enter password > thank > > perhaps this has more to do with sudo than with xfce. for example, > with "apt-get" as an sudo capability, i can run > > $ sudo apt-get upgrade > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree... Done > 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. > > which is what i expect, but after a period of time (maybe something > like 10 minutes...i haven't timed it), i will be required to enter my > user (not root) password for sudo > > $ sudo apt-get upgrade > password: > > why do i have to do this even though i have already supplied my user > password to login? > > anyway, i think this explains why xfce requires the password on > restart or shutdown.
You realise that the timeout is intended? Do you have NOPASSWD in the apt-get or xfsm-shutdown-helper lines? That will stop the password being asked for ever for those commands. James -- James Westby -- GPG Key ID: B577FE13 -- http://jameswestby.net/ seccure key - (3+)k7|M*edCX/.A:n*N!>|&7U.L#9E)Tu)T0>AM - secp256r1/nistp256 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
