No it shouldn't, because then the root user would appear in the list of
users in the authentication dialog for every other Ubuntu user, even
though the account is locked by default and they can't authenticate
using it
Like I said, feel free to configure Policykit to suit your needs. This
is not a typical use case though
** Changed in: gnome-system-tools (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Invalid
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System administration task dialgues do not allow the account 'root' to
authenticate even with a password
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/456082
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