numerous password prompts when using plugin finder
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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apturl (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
|
Medium
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: apturl
I have the sudo timeout set to 0.
When using the firefox plugin finder to install a plugin, the password prompt appears several times.
It should only appear once (even with a 0 sudo timeout), since, from a user's point of view, it's one action: installing a plugin.
An example session installing the nonfree flash plugin:
1) Click on a "missing plugin" box.
2) the plugin wizard lists the available gnash and adobe plugins. Click "next".
3) A new dialog appears, asking if you want to install the package "flashplugin-
5) A password prompt appears, requested by the "Add/Remove..." app. Fill it in.
6) Two more password prompts appear one after the other, this time for "Synaptic".
Changed in apturl: | |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
Changed in apturl: | |
milestone: | none → later |
looking at apturl code, it runs gksu in:
+ enable_section
+ run_update
+ run_install
+ and other places
confirming bug.