Public bug reported:

1) lsb_release -rd
Description:    Ubuntu Jammy Jellyfish (development branch)
Release:        22.04

2) package version - apt-cache policy pkgname'

plasma-discover:
  Installed: 5.24.2.1-0ubuntu1

software-properties-qt:
  Installed: 0.99.19

3) expected to happen
* In Discover: Settings > Software Sources
* opens a privilege escalation dialogue
* enter user password
* software-properties-qt opens

4) happened instead
* In Discover: Settings > Software Sources
* opens a privilege escalation dialogue
* insert known-correct user password
* **does not accept known-correct user password**

# Additional Info
Note: described behaviour is for a post 20.04->22.04 devel daily upgrade found 
during a QA Testcase. Behaviour exists, but has slightly different symptoms in 
a virgin live 22.04 daily session (see below)

* launching from terminal works as expected
sudo software-properties-qt

## process & errors - post 20.04->22.04 devel daily upgrade
* running Discover from terminal
        $ plasma-discover

* Settings > Software Sources 
gives error on terminal:
> org.kde.kdesu: Daemon not safe (not sgid), not using it.

* insert known-correct user password
gives error on terminal:
> kf.su: [ ./src/stubprocess.cpp : 225 ]  Unknown request: "stop"
> end

* close password window
gives error on terminal

> Usage: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libexec/kf5/kdesu [options] command
> Runs a program with elevated privileges.

> Options:
>   -h, --help                 Displays help on commandline options.
> [...]

## process & errors - live Kubuntu 22.04 daily

similar behaviour, hoever password-asking window never appears. Terminal
errors differ from above:

* Settings > Software Sources 
gives error on terminal:
> org.kde.kdesu: Daemon not safe (not sgid), not using it.
>
> Don't need password!!
>
>kf.su: [./src/stubprocess.cpp : 255 ]  Unknown request: "ok"

** Affects: plasma-discover (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: jammy

** Attachment added: "ubuntu-bug output"
   
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1964401/+attachment/5567505/+files/plasma-discover-bugReport

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  Software Sources/software-properties-qt privilege escalation not
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