update manager no longer asking for password in 11.10

[Alan Pope]

On 20 October 2011 10:22, Ants Pants <antsmailinglist at gmail.com> wrote:
> The fact that my root system is open to an application (that installs
> software on my system) without my permission, I consider to be be an open
> system. No?!
>

An application which is running as you, an admin who is sat at the
computer at the time, is able to update software that is already
installed. It can't install additional software. It can't do this as
anyone else (unless they're admins and sat at the machine).

I fail to see the security hole, especially given you're sat at the
machine and it's unlocked, so most would argue that 'all bets are off'
in terms of security.

Al.