https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=480082
Bug ID: 480082
Summary: kdesu -u option doesn't work
Classification: Applications
Product: kdesu
Version: unspecified
Platform: Other
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: kdesu-bugs-n...@kde.org
Reporter: atmaho...@gmail.com
Target Milestone: ---
A use-case of kdesu is to have a gui password dialog for programs that will run
in the background (e.g. launched from a desktop file, or a script you want to
start from krunner that has a section that needs sudo).
This works for root privileges, but does not for other users like `su - other
user -c command` would.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. This works to run a non-interactive command as root: kdesu -- bash -c "touch
/tmp/hi-from-su"
2. This is an interactive command as root that does not work: kdesu -- bash
3. This is a non interactive command as another user that partially works:
kdesu -u myotheruser -- bash -c "touch /tmp/hi-from-another-user"
4. An interactive command as another user with similar behavior: kdesu -u
myotheruser -- bash
5. An example of how it should work: su - myotheruser -c bash
OBSERVED RESULT
1. See /tmp/hi-from-su
2. kdesu command does not exit and there is no bash prompt
3. First see the expected password prompt asking for the user's password. After
entering the correct password:
- journalclt shows
su[64386]: (to myotheruser) myuser on pts/7
su[64386]: pam_unix(su:session): session opened for user myotheruser(uid=1001)
by myuser(uid=1000)
- The kdesu program shows another password prompt saying "Permission denied."
"Possibly incorrect password, please try again"
- Checking /tmp the new file does not exist yet
- Click the "Ignore" button in the new password prompt
- Checking /tmp now the new file exists, but was created by myuser and not
myotheruser as desired
4. Same as (3.) showing the session opened in journalctl. Then if we click
Ignore in the new password prompt, we drop into a bash shell. But the id
command shows this is not for the new user.
5. You get prompted for the password, and after entering it correctly you are
dropped into a bash shell for the new user.
EXPECTED RESULT
1. As expected
2. We should have a bash prompt as root
3. Since the password was correct, this should not prompt for a password again.
The command should not run as the user calling kdesu, but the requested user
4. Same as 3, and we should have a bash prompt as the new user
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: arch linux 6.6.12-1-lts
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.10
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.114.0
Qt Version: 5.15.12
Graphics Platform: Wayland
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