polkit-gnome-authorization missing

Bill Nottingham notting at redhat.com
Tue Oct 20 19:35:36 UTC 2009


Jeroen van Meeuwen (kanarip at kanarip.com) said: 
> Good god... So this is how you think you can determine whether
> allowing users to install unsigned packages is a good idea or not,
> better then anyone else can? I'm doubting whether you've ever
> administered some real-life desktop systems

Given that it essentially allows any user to root the box, yeah,
I think it's a safe statement that it's a bad idea to grant that
to users and not grant them other privleges.

Bill




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