[Bug 382425] Re: admin applications show in panel menu for non-admins
Based on the reasoning provided in comments 3 and 4, I am closing this as Invalid. If you think that this is inappropriate, please reopen and explain how you would like to see this solved and why. ** Changed in: synaptic (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged = Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/382425 Title: admin applications show in panel menu for non-admins To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/synaptic/+bug/382425/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 382425] Re: admin applications show in panel menu for non-admins
Synaptic in Quantal does work when running without root privileges, you get a warning on startup that synaptic is running without administrative privileges, and you can browse the package list, but you can't change anything. Do you still think hiding synaptic from non-root users is necessary? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/382425 Title: admin applications show in panel menu for non-admins To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/synaptic/+bug/382425/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 382425] Re: admin applications show in panel menu for non-admins
Hiding such menu items is a local policy decision. There is no way to reliable tell whether any particular user can gain the necessary privledges required by a given program. As you point out, synaptic is still useful to non-privledged users to browse available packages. Suggest closing. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/382425 Title: admin applications show in panel menu for non-admins To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/synaptic/+bug/382425/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 382425] Re: admin applications show in panel menu for non-admins
What version of Ubuntu are you running? On my 9.04 machine running as a guest account I get a you do not have permission to use this application message. I actually think it would be better (for sysadmins) if the options were all there, but it poped the choose a user account and password dialog box instead where necessary. If you don't have the rights you don't have the rights. But as a sysadmin makes administering machines WAY easier (no log out log back in stuff). -- admin applications show in panel menu for non-admins https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/382425 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 382425] Re: admin applications show in panel menu for non-admins
These applications do not properly indicate that they need root privileges. Their desktop files need to say X-KDE-SubstituteUID=true This is particularly obvious for synaptic, but if you see other applications which should be 'blacklisted' that way, please list them here. Thank you! ** Summary changed: - Notify of reduced permissions + admin applications show in panel menu for non-admins ** Package changed: gdm-guest-session (Ubuntu) = synaptic (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: synaptic (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided = Medium ** Changed in: synaptic (Ubuntu) Status: New = Triaged -- admin applications show in panel menu for non-admins https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/382425 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
