Update manager requests password to check for updates

Just checking in to see if anymore information is required of me.

Jon

Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
Package: update-manager 1:0.111.1
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic i686
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev root sambashare

When update-manager checks for updates, it downloads lists of packages and stores them for the package manager to use. If it did not do this, there would be no persistent memory of what happened during the check. That would be bad, because the lists can be large, and it takes a while to download them.

Storing the lists requires root priviledges. Because of this, you have to enter your password.

I have no problem storing a text document without root privileges. I might be ignorant of the inner workings of the update-manager, and please forgive me. I fail to see how this can not be accomplished in the same manner. I don't think it is a good idea to do a privilege escalation until absolutely *need*ed. Thank you for your time, Jon

If checking for updates is to require administrator privileges, the coherent behaviour
should be to ask for the password to open it directly. The fact that the update manager
can be launched but cannot be used is strange. I think this is an issue that may fit on the
"paper cut" list for the design team.

I'm not sure what a "paper cut" list is, is the where I need to place a request? Forgive my ignorance. Best, Jon

I remove the upstream task, one bugtask is enough. With the new aptdaemon backend this becomes feasible now.

Is there any status on this bug? Is there any way I can help?

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