Am 13.09.2010 19:29, schrieb chrysn: > Package: apt-dater-host > Version: 0.8.4-1 > Severity: normal > > apt-dater-host uses sudo without the need for it when doing "aptitude -v > -y -q -s -f upgrade". in line 192, it prefixes the command with GETROOT, > although aptitude -s does not need root privileges.
You're right, is this on all installations the case, also etch, lenny
and squeeze?
>
> this is a problem if one has a very restrictive sudo setup (eg allows
> passwordless sudo only for "aptitude update", which is necessary for
> apt-dater to refresh correctly, but not for other commands). when the
> GETROOT prefix is removed, refresh works with minimal privileges.
>
> i didn't try with DPKGTOOL=apt-get, but i assume the situation is
> similar.
No, it needs root privileges.
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