View Full Version : [ubuntu] Upadte Mgr without Password?
scpatl4now
October 19th, 2011, 11:55 PM
This is the second time I have run the update manager that it didn't ask me for upgraded privileges (a password). Is this supposed to be that way?
Frogs Hair
October 20th, 2011, 12:41 AM
You should be able to check for updates , but not install them without a password .
haqking
October 20th, 2011, 12:42 AM
You should be able to check for updates , but not install them without a password .
+1
also it depends on if you did within the specified time frame of last using admin privelege
Larkspur
October 20th, 2011, 01:13 AM
scpatl4now, are you using 11.10? If so, that behaviour is expected (and new); admin users are able to use the Update Manager without being asked for a password. USC, Synaptic and the apt-get commands still need authorisation, though.
mcduck
October 20th, 2011, 07:30 AM
scpatl4now, are you using 11.10? If so, that behaviour is expected (and new); admin users are able to use the Update Manager without being asked for a password. USC, Synaptic and the apt-get commands still need authorisation, though.
This is right, with the exception that the password-free updates are limited to security updates from trusted sources, so any other types of updates still require a password confirmation even with the Update Manager.
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