I just had an update come up on the updater. It was some sort of
security update that’s all remember. I clicked OK to install the reason
I’m asking is I usually get a password prompt for these, but this time I
didn’t. Is there something wrong here?
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Same thing happened on my wifes laptop…strange.
/Geoff
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Sagemta wrote:
> I just had an update come up on the updater. It was some sort of
> security update that’s all remember. I clicked OK to install the reason
> I’m asking is I usually get a password prompt for these, but this time I
> didn’t. Is there something wrong here?
>
>
One came in this morning, but it prompted me for a password. It was a
python update IIRC…
Kevin Miller
http://www.alaska.net/~atftb
Juneau, Alaska
Registered Linux User No: 307357, http://counter.li.org
I’m hoping it wasn’t somebody that has hacked or other wise faked the
suse update system.
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Sagemta schreef:
>
> I just had an update come up on the updater. It was some sort of
> security update that’s all remember. I clicked OK to install the reason
> I’m asking is I usually get a password prompt for these, but this time I
> didn’t. Is there something wrong here?
Are you using sudo to run programs as root?
If so, iirc, aftrer you used sudo to do some stuff as root your password
stays active for about 15 minutes.
So within those 15 minutes you won’t be promted for a password when trying
to do something as root.
Maybe you did something as root just prior to the update?
Chris Maaskant
On my wifes machine it was straight after boot up
/Geoff
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Chris Maaskant;1924791 Wrote:
> Sagemta schreef:
>
> >
> > I just had an update come up on the updater. It was some sort of
> > security update that’s all remember. I clicked OK to install the
> reason
> > I’m asking is I usually get a password prompt for these, but this
> time I
> > didn’t. Is there something wrong here?
>
> Are you using sudo to run programs as root?
> If so, iirc, aftrer you used sudo to do some stuff as root your
> password
> stays active for about 15 minutes.
> So within those 15 minutes you won’t be promted for a password when
> trying
> to do something as root.
> Maybe you did something as root just prior to the update?
>
> Just a wild gues…
> –
> Chris Maaskant
Chris,
Yes thanks for reminding me! Yes I just installed a font & to get that
available across the system I was prompted for root. The updater came on
right after I put the font(Utah MT) into the places I wanted. It wasn’t
even 5 minutes,whew! good to see my concerns were unwarranted!
Geoffro,
Is it possible you or wife did likewise?
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Possibly but as far as i know the only roots she knows are vegetables
rotfl!
No I’m being mean here will ask her when she wakes up
/Geoff
Sagemta;1924834 Wrote:
>
> Geoffro,
> Is it possible you or wife did likewise?
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The first time you try to run updates I believe it lets your add a user
as privileged for that specific task (updates in your case). Perhaps it
doesn’t need a password for those users. Just a thought…
Good luck.
geoffro wrote:
> Possibly but as far as i know the only roots she knows are vegetables
> rotfl!
> No I’m being mean here will ask her when she wakes up
>
> /Geoff
> Sagemta;1924834 Wrote:
>> Geoffro,
>> Is it possible you or wife did likewise?
>
>
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