The policykit-desktop-privileges package was changed in 2011 to allow
writing images without a password:
policykit-desktop-privileges (0.7) oneiric; urgency=low
* Allow local admins to do the less harmful usb-creator actions (mounting
and writing image) without a password.
-- Martin Pitt <martin.p...@ubuntu.com> Wed, 06 Jul 2011 10:12:36 +0200
The user still needs to be in the admin group.
Is this no longer sufficient?
** Package changed: usb-creator (Ubuntu) => policykit-desktop-privileges
(Ubuntu)
--
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to policykit-desktop-
privileges in Ubuntu.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1568149
Title:
startup-disk-creator will not ask for authentication
Status in policykit-desktop-privileges package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Bug description:
Startup Disk Creator has stopped asking me for authentication. This is
a serious bug.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: usb-creator-gtk 0.3.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-18.34-generic 4.4.6
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-18-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Fri Apr 8 17:27:37 2016
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-02-28 (405 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Alpha amd64 (20150219)
SourcePackage: usb-creator
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
To manage notifications about this bug go to:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/policykit-desktop-privileges/+bug/1568149/+subscriptions
--
Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages
Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net
Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages
More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
