On Thu, Apr 6, 2023 at 8:36 AM B.M. <b-m...@gmx.ch> wrote: > > I configured my system such that some users are in group sudo, but they are > asked for the root password instead of just their user password by creating a > file within /etc/sudoers.d/ with the line: > > Defaults rootpw > > This is working just fine, but for graphical applications it doesn't work: > e.g. > to start synaptic I get a password prompt requiring my user password, not the > root password. > > How can I configure my system such that entering the root password is also > required in these cases? > > (Maybe there is something with polkit, but I couldn't figure out myself...)
May be helpful: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1199006/how-to-let-polkit-request-root-password-instead-users-password And possibly https://askubuntu.com/questions/1246661/defaults-rootpw-for-the-gui-password-prompt Jeff