Bug 491270

Summary:	Automatically synchronize SDDM settings with user Plasma settings
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	EpicTux123 <EpicTux123>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	normal	CC:	kde, nate, sitter
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	6.1.3
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Fedora RPMs
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description EpicTux123 2024-08-04 18:21:44 UTC

SUMMARY
When user changes Plasma settings, would be good to auto-sync with login screen (SDDM) settings (i.e. apply Plasma settings into SDDM settings) without needing super-user/root and without needing to do it manually.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Fedora Linux 40
KDE Plasma Version: 6.1.3
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.4.0
Qt Version: 6.7.2

Comment 1 Harald Sitter 2024-08-04 23:03:00 UTC

What would happen if there are multiple users?

Comment 2 EpicTux123 2024-08-05 00:53:33 UTC

Was talking to a friend and since SDDM only runs as root then this would be incompatible with multiple users.

I believe the best approach would be to only allow the user with root permissions to do it, as it is now. I'm thinking that in a setup with multiple users, only one of the users would really know the root password, but I could be wrong.

Comment 3 Nate Graham 2024-08-05 17:56:33 UTC

There are technical and conceptual issues here.

Technical: Lots of settings would need to unexpectedly ask for admin permission since in the background they would be syncing settings to SDDM, which requires admin permission.

Conceptual: would not work with multiple users.

I don't think we can, sorry.

Comment 4 Nate Graham 2024-08-05 17:57:41 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 431344 ***