> Actually the default policy allows every user who sits in front of the
> computer to
> update the package cache. Do you run from a VNC/remote session?
Nope. The relevant bit of
/usr/share/polkit-1/actions/org.debian.apt.policy, as installed by
aptdaemon, is:
<action id="org.debian.apt.update-cache">
<description>Update package information</description>
<message>Authentication is required to query the software repositories for
installable packages</message>
<defaults>
<allow_any>auth_admin</allow_any>
<allow_inactive>auth_admin</allow_inactive>
<allow_active>auth_admin_keep</allow_active>
</defaults>
</action>
The above matches the behaviour we have been seeing. Changing
"auth_admin" and "auth_admin_keep" to "yes" works as expected, removing
the need to authenticate.
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/448810
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