Created attachment 179854 [details] Screenshot STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. Start a sysupdated update e.g. KDE Linux 2. Cancel the upgrade OBSERVED RESULT Password required as in Screenshot EXPECTED RESULT Password not required SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Windows: macOS: (available in the Info Center app, or by running `kinfo` in a terminal window) Linux/KDE Plasma: KDE Plasma Version: KDE Frameworks Version: Qt Version: Operating System: KDE Linux 202503190255 KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.80 KDE Frameworks Version: 6.13.0 Qt Version: 6.8.2 Kernel Version: 6.13.7-arch1-1 (64-bit) Graphics Platform: Wayland Processors: 16 × AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U with Radeon Graphics Memory: 32 GiB of RAM (29.1 GiB usable) Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon Graphics Manufacturer: LENOVO Product Name: 20Y1001SAU System Version: ThinkPad P14s Gen 1
This'll be a distro config issue; we need to change the polkit rules to not ask for a password.
Actually it's an upstream bug: https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/38568. I've submitted a workaround at https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux/-/merge_requests/216.
Git commit 7de27e272d23530b8c261933671381b0de703e82 by Nate Graham. Committed on 14/08/2025 at 16:48. Pushed by ngraham into branch 'master'. Ship Polkit rule to allow canceling an update without authentication You can start an update without authentication, but not cancel it. This is just weird, and likely an upstream bug: https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/38568 Until that bug is resolved, work around it here. Resolves #235 A +11 -0 mkosi.extra/usr/share/polkit-1/rules.d/99-kde-linux-cancel-sysupdate.rules https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux/-/commit/7de27e272d23530b8c261933671381b0de703e82