[Bug 1121201] Re: automatic update ran WITHOUT root-password

[Matthew Paul Thomas]

** Package changed: notify-osd (Ubuntu) => update-notifier (Ubuntu)

** Changed in: update-notifier (Ubuntu)
       Status: Opinion => Invalid

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Title:
  automatic update ran WITHOUT root-password

Status in “update-notifier” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
     BACKGROUND, PROCEDURE:

  Newly installed 12.04.
     Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS

  Made some CONFIGURATION modifications of GNOME and GNOME-3 type (on instructions from web, which I don't recall)
  Now have COMPIZ ? drop down on top-line for settings (similar to 10.04 but on right)

  BY RED "bomb-like"  SYMBOL ON TOP LINE was notified of available
  updates,  clicked it.

  On resulting menu, clicked something like INSTALL.

     THE BUG:

  I expected (as 10.04) to be asked for a password. 
    BUG: I wasn't asked for root password.
  Sounds like a SECURITY BUG.

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