On 2015-01-06, Tony van der Hoff <t...@vanderhoff.org> wrote: > On 05/01/15 22:40, Andrei POPESCU wrote: >> On Du, 04 ian 15, 17:02:12, August Karlstrom wrote: >>> I run Debian Wheezy with a simple window manager (Blackbox). If I remember >>> correctly, in Ubuntu some applications like Synaptic and Update Manager ask >>> for sudo password only when/if needed. >>> >>> How do I configure the system so I can launch for instance Update Manager as >>> normal user, check if there are any updates available and then provide the >>> sudo password only if the system is to be updated? As Far as I understand >>> the authentication is handled by Polkit. >> > > I don't believe Synaptic works that way, but Apper, available in Wheezy > repositories, does. However, it's a KDE utility, so may not suit your > purpose.
I'm pretty sure that the same was true of the Software Update application in GNOME 2 (binary /usr/bin/gpk-update-viewer, from package gnome-packagekit), but I can't find anything in the GNOME 3.x changelogs pertaining to the change in behaviour. The same application on RHEL 6 (version 2.28.3) definitely checks for updates even when launched by a normal user. I agree with the OP that it's probably a question of tweaking PolicyKit. -- Liam -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/slrnmanuf9.i43.liam.p.otoole@dipsy.tubbynet
