When prompted, the following appears in /var/log/auth.log: Nov 5 08:43:23 odin polkitd(authority=local): Registered Authentication Agent for unix-process:9487:464692 (system bus name :1.100 [udisksctl mount -b /dev/mmcblk0p1], object path /org/freedesktop/PolicyKit1/AuthenticationAgent, locale en_US.UTF-8)
When attempting to mount the volume through a graphical file manager (such as Thunar or Nautilus) there are no entries in /var/log/auth.log. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to policykit-desktop-privileges in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1248249 Title: regression: local admin not authorized for many tasks Status in “policykit-desktop-privileges” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Similar reports to this were filed previously: #1005643 & #1069234 While 1069234 was marked as a duplicate of 1005643, and 1005643 was marked as resolved, this problem still exists with 13.10. When attempting to mount any of my local volumes through a graphical file manager (such as Thunar or Nautilus), I'm greeted with a dialog like the following: Failed to mount "keys". Not authorized to perform operation. When attempting to mount them from a command line I get the following: $ udisksctl mount -b /dev/mmcblk0p1 ==== AUTHENTICATING FOR org.freedesktop.udisks2.filesystem-mount === Authentication is required to mount MS (/dev/mmcblk0p1) Multiple identities can be used for authentication: 1. Jamin Collins,,, (jcollins) 2. Jamin Collins,,, (jcollins) Choose identity to authenticate as (1-2): This is presumably because my user is in both the admin and sudo groups. If I remove the user from the sudo group the prompt changes: $ sudo deluser jcollins sudo [sudo] password for jcollins: Removing user `jcollins' from group `sudo' ... Done. $ udisksctl mount -b /dev/mmcblk0p1 ==== AUTHENTICATING FOR org.freedesktop.udisks2.filesystem-mount === Authentication is required to mount MS (/dev/mmcblk0p1) Authenticating as: Jamin Collins,,, (jcollins) Password: So, there are a couple of problems here. First is the fact that a local admin is being prompted for authentication to mount local or removable file systems. Second, that the authentication system can't determine that accounts are, in fact, identical. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 Package: policykit-desktop-privileges 0.16 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-32.47-generic 3.8.13.10 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-32-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Nov 5 07:35:31 2013 InstallationDate: Installed on 2009-12-21 (1414 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027) MarkForUpload: True PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: policykit-desktop-privileges UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-11-04 (0 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/policykit-desktop-privileges/+bug/1248249/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
