kpackage constantly requires root permissions

[Boris]

Binary package hint: kpackage

I run Kubuntu 6.0.6. Using adapt I installed kpackage. If I run kpackage from the menu, it is run with user priviledges. Then if I select any uninstalled package from the list, and press install on right bottom corner, I am prompted for a password in order for kpackage to do its thing. I enter my user password (remember that there is no root password on ubuntu). Then I am prompted again. I enter. I am promted again. I enter. I am prompted.

Looking at /var/log/auth.log it seems kpackage wants actual root password (which as mentioned above does not exist). The content of /var/log/auth.log is the following

Sep 19 21:08:30 my-desktop su[9577]: (pam_unix) authentication failure; logname= uid=1000 euid=0 tty=pts/3 ruser=<username> rhost= user=root
Sep 19 21:08:33 my-desktop su[9577]: pam_authenticate: Authentication failure
Sep 19 21:08:33 my-desktop su[9577]: - pts/3 <username>:root

where <username> is my username on the machine (not shown to protect the innocent).

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Boris

[Rich Johnson (nixternal)]

Are you still having issues after all of the latest updates?

[Boris (brbukh)]

Yes, the bug is still present.

[Sebastian Rode (sebastian-ro-deactivatedaccount)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. You reported this bug a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering is this still an issue for you? Can you try with latest Ubuntu release? Thanks in advance.

[Boris (brbukh)]

I will not upgrade from Ubuntu 6.0.6 only to test whether a bug that has not been looked at for a year was accidentially fixed or not.

[Sebastian Rode (sebastian-ro-deactivatedaccount)]

Ok, I can understand you.

[Sebastian Rode (sebastian-ro-deactivatedaccount)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. However, I am closing it because the bug seems been fixed in the latest development version of Ubuntu - the Hardy Heron. I think it won't be fixed in previous versions of Ubuntu because the bug doesn't fit requirements for backporting. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuBackports for more information.