Public bug reported:
For most actions, it is not possible to temporarily elevate privileges, for
example if the user attempts to save to a directory to which he/she does not
have access rights there is no prompt to enter temporary super-user mode.
The above example affects the GTK file save dialog, however there are
numerous other examples, such as the nautilus file manager (copying
files to a directory without access privileges).
The desired behaviour is as seen when using the synaptic update manager
- i.e. any user is able to browse available applications, however when
super-user privileges are required (in order to install/un-install the
application) the user is prompted for a password.
** Affects: ubuntu
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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gnome does not promote user privileges on an as-needed basis.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311962
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