Bug 130054 - Konsole invokes "New Root Shell" without asking for password
Summary: Konsole invokes "New Root Shell" without asking for password
Status: RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Alias: None
Product: konsole
Classification: Applications
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: 1.6.2
Platform: unspecified Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Konsole Developer
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Reported: 2006-06-30 03:09 UTC by Mike Wells
Modified: 2006-06-30 16:50 UTC (History)
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Description Mike Wells 2006-06-30 03:09:01 UTC 
Version:           1.6.2 (using KDE 3.5.2, Kubuntu Package 4:3.5.2-0ubuntu18 dapper)
Compiler:          Target: i486-linux-gnu
OS:                Linux (i686) release 2.6.15-25-386

Session>New Root Shell invokes a root shell without asking for the user password. The command in Settings>Configure Konsole>Session is "sudo su -". Issuing this same command (or "sudo su -i") from a normal shell invokes the "Password:" response. This appears to be a somewhat intermittent bug because on occasion when opening a New Root Shell it does respond with the "Password:" response when the new shell is opened but this is the exception, not the rule. Kinda scary! I have to give up my password to change screen resolution but the entire kingdom is up for grabs by running Konsole and invoking a root shell.
Comment 1 George Staikos 2006-06-30 04:09:45 UTC 
This is not and cannot be a konsole bug.  Perhaps sudo is caching this.
Comment 2 Mike Wells 2006-06-30 16:50:23 UTC 
Thanks George. "sudo" is caching; for 15 minutes to be precise (including post login).