policykit-desktop-privileges 0.9 source package in Ubuntu
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policykit-desktop-privileges (0.9) precise; urgency=low
* Allow members of "lpadmin" or "admin" to call the cups-pk-helper methods
without a password. cups itself only checks for lpadmin membership, so
this provides an equivalency. (LP: #847896)
-- Martin Pitt <email address hidden> Wed, 09 Nov 2011 12:55:57 +0100
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- diff from 0.8 to 0.9 (653 bytes)
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- policykit-desktop-privileges: run common desktop actions without password
This package provides a set of PolicyKit privileges which allow Administrators
to run common actions without being asked for their password:
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* mounting and checking internal disk drives (through udisks)
* setting the CPU speed and policy (through the GNOME CPU frequency applet)
* setting the time and timezone (through the GNOME clock applet or through
KDE)
* Adding/changing system-wide NetworkManager connections
* Update already installed software
* Configure printers
.
It does not change privileges for non-Administrators (users who are not in the
"admin" or "sudo" group). So this satisfies the typical desktop/laptop use
case where the user has full control over the hardware anyway.
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This is implemented by shipping a pklocalauthority(8) file.
