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Re: How: Require root password instead of user password for GUI programs



On Fri, Apr 07, 2023 at 06:22:48PM +0200, B.M. wrote:

[...]

> PolicyKit got replaced by polkit (at least in current Debian Testing),
> and the "old" solution with setting AdminIdentities doesn't work
> anymore. Instead one has to add a file /etc/polkit-1/rules.d/50-
> default.rules as follows:
> 
> polkit.addAdminRule(function(action, subject) {
>     return ["unix-user:0"];
> });

Gah.

> in order to require root credentials for admin tasks (if sudo is
> installed).
> 
> I hope someone finds this useful.

You folks keeping up with desktop environments are
real heroes:-)

Cheers
-- 
t

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