** Description changed: kdesu fails to authenticate with sudo from Jammy. See upstream bug: KDE bug: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=452532 - Examples: Kubuntu driver manager, launching ksystemlog from the main - menu, or trying to run krusader root mode option via its 'Tools > Start - Krusader Root Mode' menu entry. Assuming that the current user is a - member of the sudo group. + Examples: Launch Kubuntu driver manager from system setting, launching + ksystemlog from the main menu, or trying to run krusader root mode + option via its 'Tools > Start Krusader Root Mode' menu entry. Assuming + that the current user is a member of the sudo group. On entering the correct password authentication is refused, stating that possibly an incorrect password has been entered. It appears that kdesu fails to cope with the sudo config change in this commit: https://salsa.debian.org/sudo- team/sudo/-/commit/59db341d46aa4c26b54c1270e69f2562e7f3d751 kdesu was fixed in Debian with: https://tracker.debian.org/news/1330116/accepted-kdesu-5940-2-source- into-unstable/ and fixed in kinetic with: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kdesu/5.94.0-0ubuntu2 The issue can be worked around by adding /etc/sudoers.d/kdesu-sudoers with the contents Defaults!/usr/lib/*/libexec/kf5/kdesu_stub !use_pty - ProblemType: Bug - DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04 - Package: ubuntustudio-default-settings 22.04.19 [modified: usr/share/sddm/themes/ubuntustudio/theme.conf] - ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-22.22-lowlatency 5.15.19 - Uname: Linux 5.15.0-22-lowlatency x86_64 - NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair nvidia_modeset nvidia - ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu79 - Architecture: amd64 - CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown - CurrentDesktop: KDE - Date: Thu Mar 17 12:19:44 2022 - InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-03-20 (361 days ago) - InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Studio 21.04 "Hirsute Hippo" - Alpha amd64 (20210320) - PackageArchitecture: all - SourcePackage: ubuntustudio-default-settings - UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to jammy on 2021-11-07 (130 days ago) - modified.conffile..etc.skel..local.share.konsole.Profile: [deleted] + [Impact] + + * Users are unable to authenticate to and launch applications via kdesu. + * This should be backported to restore functionality that users expect. + + [Test Plan] + + * Launch Kubuntu driver manager from system setting, launching + ksystemlog from the main menu, or trying to run krusader root mode + option via its 'Tools > Start Krusader Root Mode' menu entry. Assuming + that the current user is a member of the sudo group. + + * Confirm that the application authentcate and launch as successfully as + in previous releases. + + [Where problems could occur] + + * Examples.
** Summary changed: - kdesu fails to authenticate with sudo from Jammy. + [SRU] kdesu fails to authenticate with sudo from Jammy -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to kubuntu-settings in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1965439 Title: [SRU] kdesu fails to authenticate with sudo from Jammy To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kdesu/+bug/1965439/+subscriptions -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list kubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs
