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Brent Gervais (gerbrent) wrote :

1) lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu Jammy Jellyfish (development branch)
Release: 22.04

2) package version - apt-cache policy pkgname'

plasma-discover:
  Installed: 5.24.2.1-0ubuntu1

software-properties-qt:
  Installed: 0.99.19

3) expected to happen
* In Discover: Settings > Software Sources
* opens a privilege escalation dialogue
* enter user password
* software-properties-qt opens

4) happened instead
* In Discover: Settings > Software Sources
* opens a privilege escalation dialogue
* insert known-correct user password
* **does not accept known-correct user password**

# Additional Info
Note: described behaviour is for a post 20.04->22.04 devel daily upgrade found during a QA Testcase. Behaviour exists, but has slightly different symptoms in a virgin live 22.04 daily session (see below)

* launching from terminal works as expected
sudo software-properties-qt

## process & errors - post 20.04->22.04 devel daily upgrade
* running Discover from terminal
 $ plasma-discover

* Settings > Software Sources
gives error on terminal:
> org.kde.kdesu: Daemon not safe (not sgid), not using it.

* insert known-correct user password
gives error on terminal:
> kf.su: [ ./src/stubprocess.cpp : 225 ] Unknown request: "stop"
> end

* close password window
gives error on terminal

> Usage: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libexec/kf5/kdesu [options] command
> Runs a program with elevated privileges.

> Options:
> -h, --help Displays help on commandline options.
> [...]

## process & errors - live Kubuntu 22.04 daily

similar behaviour, hoever password-asking window never appears. Terminal errors differ from above:

* Settings > Software Sources
gives error on terminal:
> org.kde.kdesu: Daemon not safe (not sgid), not using it.
>
> Don't need password!!
>
>kf.su: [./src/stubprocess.cpp : 255 ] Unknown request: "ok"