On 2015-01-05, August Karlstrom <fusionf...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 2015-01-04 17:30, 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 tried adding the file > /var/lib/polkit-1/localauthority/50-local.d/test.pkla with the content > below (and restarting X) but it made no difference; update-manager still > asks for root password when launched. > > $ sudo cat /var/lib/polkit-1/localauthority/50-local.d/test.pkla > [test] > Identity=unix-group:sudo > Action=org.debian.apt.update-cache > ResultActive=yes > > > -- August > >
Some things to check: - Are the file name "test.pkla" and the group name "test" unique? - Does the unix group "sudo" exist, and are you a member thereof? - Has the action "org.debian.apt.update-cache" been defined? (Look under /usr/share/polkit-1/actions/.) - Is dbus-daemon running during your Blackbox session? -- 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/slrnmao3fu.jb9.liam.p.otoole@dipsy.tubbynet
