Bug 144280 - Should show a warning when using sudo as backend without passwords
Summary: Should show a warning when using sudo as backend without passwords
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: kdesu
Classification: Applications
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: Debian testing Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: kdesu bugs tracker
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Reported: 2007-04-16 01:10 UTC by Sune Vuorela
Modified: 2021-03-09 23:42 UTC (History)
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Description Sune Vuorela 2007-04-16 01:10:14 UTC 
Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.5.6)
Installed from:    Debian testing/unstable Packages

kdesu can use sudo to become root.  If sudo does not require a password,
then kdesu will proceed to run the target program as root with no prompt
or message.  In this same situation, gtksu brings up a message box
informing the user of the privileges granted without a password, with
the usual "don't show this again" checkbox; kdesu should do something
similar.

(originally reported as debian#404156)

/Sune
Comment 1 Oswald Buddenhagen 2010-11-06 20:06:08 UTC 
i wonder how they do it, given that there is no reliable way to check that no password will be needed. i suppose they could be popping up that dialog on top of the actually started application.
Comment 2 Justin Zobel 2021-03-09 23:42:44 UTC 
Thank you for the bug report.

As this report hasn't seen any changes in 5 years or more, we ask if you can please confirm that the issue still persists.

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