[Bug 1024178] Re: don't bug people without admin privileges

[Jamie Strandboge]

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Title:
  don't bug people without admin privileges

Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  the user who is not an admin should never be bothered about updates.
  when a non-admin user FOO tried to tell update-manager to "never" check for updates, 
  he is asked for a password for the admin BAR account.
  this is absurd!
  there is a reason why FOO is not an admin; if he had password for BAR, he would have been an admin himself!
  I mark this bug as a security issue because it pushes the users towards the insecure practice of password sharing.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: update-manager 1:0.156.14.5
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-26.41-generic 3.2.19
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-26-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
  Aptdaemon:
   
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Jul 12 23:04:29 2012
  GsettingsChanges:
   com.ubuntu.update-manager first-run false
   com.ubuntu.update-manager launch-time 1342095015
   com.ubuntu.update-manager show-details true
   com.ubuntu.update-manager window-height 600
   com.ubuntu.update-manager window-width 600
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: update-manager
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-01 (72 days ago)

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