[Bug 850973] Re: GTK update manager dosen't prompt root password when updates have been checked

[Marc Deslauriers]

Thanks for reporting this issue.

This is by design in Oneiric, we want regular users to be able to
install security updates.

** Visibility changed to: Public

** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  GTK update manager dosen't prompt root password when updates have been
  checked

Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  If I install directly, without refreshing the repositories, I'm being
  asked for my password. But when I refresh them and then try to install
  them, I'm not being asked for it. This can become quite dangerous,
  though I can't really tell you how.

  This issue is happening with the Oneiric 11.10 . I don't know if it's
  doing as well on other versions.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: apt 0.8.16~exp5ubuntu8
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-11.18-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-11-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Sep 15 10:24:24 2011
  SourcePackage: apt
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-09-12 (3 days ago)

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