[Bug 814331] Re: [Oneiric] update-manager installs packages without authentication

[Sam_]

** Description changed:

  Wait until update-manager in launcher calls for attention to upgrade.
- Click on launcher icon displays update-manger and a list of packages to upgrade. 
+ Click on launcher icon displays update-manger and a list of packages to upgrade.
  Click on install downloads and installs packages without authentication request.
  
  Regarding security and considering an upgrade an admin task it's
  expected to request authentication.
+ 
+ ## Similar Bug #811166
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: update-manager 1:0.152.6
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0-3.4-generic 3.0.0-rc5
  Uname: Linux 3.0-3-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Jul 22 00:20:09 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110423)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
-  LANG=C
-  SHELL=/bin/bash
+  LANG=C
+  SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: update-manager
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Title:
  [Oneiric] update-manager installs packages without authentication

Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Wait until update-manager in launcher calls for attention to upgrade.
  Click on launcher icon displays update-manger and a list of packages to upgrade.
  Click on install downloads and installs packages without authentication request.

  Regarding security and considering an upgrade an admin task it's
  expected to request authentication.

  ## Similar Bug #811166

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: update-manager 1:0.152.6
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0-3.4-generic 3.0.0-rc5
  Uname: Linux 3.0-3-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Jul 22 00:20:09 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110423)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=C
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: update-manager
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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