[Bug 1008344] Re: checks "admin" group membership instead of querying polkit
Gunnar Hjalmarsson
gunnarhj at ubuntu.com
Mon Dec 31 14:27:32 UTC 2012
If we can't make polkit provide the desired information without real
authentication attempts, and since this is a GUI issue and not a
security issue, maybe a gsettings key could be a sufficient solution to
this bug.
try:
gsettings_value = subprocess.check_output(
['gsettings', 'get', 'com.ubuntu.language-selector',
'no-greyed-out-admin-buttons']).decode().rstrip()
except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
gsettings_value = 'false'
if gsettings_value == 'true':
self.is_admin = True
else:
# find out if user has admin privileges via unix groups
try:
in_grp_admin = grp.getgrnam("admin")[2] in os.getgroups()
except KeyError:
in_grp_admin = False
try:
in_grp_sudo = grp.getgrnam("sudo")[2] in os.getgroups()
except KeyError:
in_grp_sudo = False
self.is_admin = (os.getuid() == 0 or in_grp_sudo or in_grp_admin)
Then, when giving a user admin privileges without using the "sudo" or
"admin" unix group, changing the value of the gsettings key for that
user would prevent the buttons in question from being greyed out.
--
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Foundations Bugs, which is subscribed to language-selector in Ubuntu.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1008344
Title:
checks "admin" group membership instead of querying polkit
Status in “language-selector” package in Ubuntu:
Triaged
Bug description:
In a new install of Ubuntu Precise, I cannot make any system-wide
changes in the language selector (such as installing languages or
clicking "Apply System-Wide"), only user-specific changes. All those
controls for system-wide changes are greyed out, although my user does
have sudo abilities and I would be able to enter the root password of
the machine.
The machine is freshly installed, but with customizations specific to
our site, e.g. ldap authentication for users. Specifically, my user is
an ldap user, not a local one, and there is a group in the ldap
directory which was granted sudo capability by adding it to
/etc/sudoers. My user is part of that group. sudo on the command line
and gksudo work fine.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: language-selector-gnome 0.79
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.39-generic 3.2.16
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Jun 4 08:20:04 2012
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_US:
TERM=screen-256color
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: language-selector
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
To manage notifications about this bug go to:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/+bug/1008344/+subscriptions
More information about the foundations-bugs
mailing list