Bug 506261

Summary: Authentication dialog plays sound not listed in system notification sounds
Product: [Plasma] policykit-kde-agent-1 Reporter: lamborghinigamermobiel
Component: generalAssignee: Unassigned bugs <unassigned-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME    
Severity: minor CC: drf, jgrulich, jreznik, kdedev
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 6.4.1   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Arch Linux   
OS: Linux   
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Description lamborghinigamermobiel 2025-06-27 11:37:41 UTC 
When opening an app that triggers Polkit authentication (e.g., GParted), the authentication dialog plays a sound.
However, this sound is not listed under System Settings → Notifications, and cannot be changed, disabled, or identified from KDE’s normal sound system.
This suggests the dialog is playing a sound outside of KDE's notification framework.
Expected behavior: If a sound is played when authentication is required, it should be listed as a system notification event so users can configure or disable it.

Steps to reproduce:
1. Open GParted in KDE Plasma
2. Wait for authentication dialog
3. Notice that a sound is played
4. Check System Settings → Notifications: no relevant sound is shown

System Info:

- KDE Plasma version: 6.4.1
- KDE Frameworks version: 6.15.0
- Linux distribution: Arch Linux
- polkit-kde-agent-1 version: 6.4.1-1
Comment 1 TraceyC 2025-07-01 17:45:07 UTC 
The authentication sound is set here:
System Settings → Notifications → Application Settings → Authentication System → Configure Events... → Play a sound
On my system, when I change this sound, it is used in authentication dialogs.

Do you see that on your system?
Comment 2 Bug Janitor Service 2025-07-16 03:47:24 UTC 
🐛🧹 ⚠️ This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 15 days. Please provide the requested information, then set the bug status to REPORTED. If there is no change for at least 30 days, it will be automatically closed as RESOLVED WORKSFORME.

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Comment 3 Bug Janitor Service 2025-07-31 03:46:27 UTC 
🐛🧹 This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 30 days. Closing as RESOLVED WORKSFORME.