gksu caches the password for 15 minutes by default [desktopguide - getting started]
Bug #48835 reported by
Sebastian Heinlein
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu-docs (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Low
|
Jonathan Jesse | ||
Bug Description
3.3 Root and sudo
"Sudo will remember your password for a set amount of time."
Since this is quite an important issue you should mention the exact time.
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| Daniel Robitaille (robitaille) wrote | #1 |
Revision history for this message
| Matthew East (mdke) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in ubuntu-docs: | |
| importance: | Untriaged → Low |
| status: | Unconfirmed → Confirmed |
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| Jonathan Jesse (jjesse) wrote | #3 |
| Changed in ubuntu-docs: | |
| assignee: | nobody → jjesse |
| status: | Confirmed → Fix Committed |
| Changed in ubuntu-docs: | |
| status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
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but the default can be changed, and even disabled. So maybe it should be mentioned that it is 15 minutes on a default system, but could be different.