policykit-desktop-privileges 0.20ubuntu16.04.1 source package in Ubuntu
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policykit-desktop-privileges (0.20ubuntu16.04.1) xenial-security; urgency=medium
* Don't allow usb-creator to overwrite devices without authentication.
(LP: #1832337)
-- Marc Deslauriers <email address hidden> Tue, 18 Jun 2019 13:56:08 -0400
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- Marc Deslauriers
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- Ubuntu Developers
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Available diffs
- diff from 0.20 (in Ubuntu) to 0.20ubuntu16.04.1 (798 bytes)
Binary packages built by this source
- policykit-desktop-privileges: run common desktop actions without password
This package provides a set of PolicyKit privileges which allow Administrators
to run common actions without being asked for their password:
.
* mounting and checking internal disk drives (through udisks)
* setting the CPU speed and policy (through the GNOME CPU frequency applet)
* setting the time and timezone (through the GNOME clock applet or through
KDE)
* Adding/changing system-wide NetworkManager connections
* Update already installed software
* Configure printers
.
It does not change privileges for non-Administrators (users who are not in the
"admin" or "sudo" group). So this satisfies the typical desktop/laptop use
case where the user has full control over the hardware anyway.
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This is implemented by shipping a pklocalauthority(8) file.
