Bug 515246

Summary:	For some time now, a login window has been popping up whenever I start a file manager.
Product:	[Frameworks and Libraries] kio-admin	Reporter:	Lehmeier <r.lehmeier>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Unassigned bugs <unassigned-bugs-null>
Status:	NEEDSINFO WAITINGFORINFO
Severity:	normal	CC:	sitter
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	25.12.1
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	EndeavourOS
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments:	login window

Description Lehmeier 2026-01-29 09:54:42 UTC

Created attachment 189020 [details]
login window

Hello!
For some time now, I've been having the problem that whenever I start a file manager (Dolphin, Thunar, etc.), a login window pops up asking me to confirm admin rights (which I don't need at that moment). I just click “Cancel” to get rid of it. 
When opening the file manager, windows from my NAS are affected in the same way as local directories.

But sometimes the message reappears that password entry is blocked for 7 or 10 minutes.

At https://forum.endeavouros.com, we narrowed the problem down to kio-admin / Polkit. The entire thread can be found here: 

https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/es-taucht-seit-einiger-zeit-immer-ein-anmeldefenster-auf-welches-fruher-nicht-notig-war/77643/21

I don't know how this bug crept in, but it can hardly be intentional that you always have to search for or even edit files with admin rights. If this were necessary, I would request the admin rights myself.

I hope this annoying bug will be fixed very soon.

Best regards, R. Lehmeier


Operating System: EndeavourOS 
KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.22.0
Qt Version: 6.10.1
Kernel Version: 6.18.6-arch1-1 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 24 × AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core Processor
Memory: 128 GiB of RAM (124.9 GiB usable)
Graphics Processor 1: AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Graphics Processor 2: AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core Processor
Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
Product Name: X670 AORUS ELITE AX

Comment 1 Harald Sitter 2026-01-29 14:11:54 UTC

I am not sure what to do here. Clearly you have something accessing the admin protocol when the file manager starts. We are not in a position to change what you have configured on your system.

Does a new user have this problem?