[Bug 872442] Re: jockey-kde tries to install driver as user

[Matthew Smith]

(1) Output of pkexec:


indigojo at ubuntu-desktop:~$ pkexec whoami
==== AUTHENTICATING FOR org.freedesktop.policykit.exec ===
Authentication is needed to run `/usr/bin/whoami' as the super user                       
Authenticating as: Yusuf Smith,,, (indigojo)
Password: 
==== AUTHENTICATION COMPLETE ===
root                                                                                      
indigojo at ubuntu-desktop:~$ 


(2) Output of dpkg:


indigojo at ubuntu-desktop:~$ dpkg -l '*pol*kit*' | grep ^ii
ii  gir1.2-polkit-1.0                              0.102-1                                  GObject introspection data for PolicyKit
ii  libpolkit-agent-1-0                            0.102-1                                  PolicyKit Authentication Agent API
ii  libpolkit-backend-1-0                          0.102-1                                  PolicyKit backend API
ii  libpolkit-gobject-1-0                          0.102-1                                  PolicyKit Authorization API
ii  libpolkit-qt-1-1                               0.99.0-3                                 PolicyKit-qt-1 library
ii  policykit-1                                    0.102-1                                  framework for managing administrative policies and privileges
ii  policykit-1-gnome                              0.102-1ubuntu1                           GNOME authentication agent for PolicyKit-1
ii  policykit-desktop-privileges                   0.7                                      run common desktop actions without password

I have also just found that KPackageKit tries to do system updates
without prompting me for a password, and fails.

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  jockey-kde tries to install driver as user

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