[Bug 789242] Re: Startup Disk Creator requiring multiple authentications.

[komputes]

This still affects me in Precise 12.04 LTS Beta. What bothers me is that
I get two dialogs:

1) Password to erase a disk. Behaviour of formatting the disk is inconsistent with Disk Utility which does not need a password.
USB creator needs a password for com.ubuntu.usbcreator.format

2) Password for "Installing the Bootloader" times out and then the
installation fails if I'm not there to put in the password.

The errors you get if you do not enter the password, or cancel are
cryptic to average users (dbus, policykit errors).

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Title:
  Startup Disk Creator requiring multiple authentications.

Status in “usb-creator” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: usb-creator

  Whenever I use the Ubuntu Startup Disk Creator, I have to sit by the
  PC and enter my password at least twice or it will fail if I am not
  there to authenticate installing the boot loader promptly. I do not
  see the purpose any requiring authentication to write to a USB drive,
  but don't mind doing so once.

  Please fix this so that folks only have to authenticate once.

  Thanks,
  uRock

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
  Package: usb-creator-gtk 0.2.25.3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-28.50-generic 2.6.35.11
  Uname: Linux 2.6.35-28-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri May 27 10:54:17 2011
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=en_US.utf8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: usb-creator

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