https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=373276
Bug ID: 373276
Summary: commit "Do not ask for root permissions when it's
unnecessary" makes it difficult to add a new user
Product: user-manager
Version: 5.8.4
Platform: Kubuntu Packages
OS: Linux
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: kcontrol module
Assignee: j...@jriddell.org
Reporter: rik.mill...@gmail.com
Target Milestone: ---
commit "Do not ask for root permissions when it's unnecessary" makes it
difficult to add a new user.
Refs:
https://cgit.kde.org/user-manager.git/commit/?h=Plasma/5.8&id=a666712102be7ef4dd48202cc2411921fc4d392b
and
https://phabricator.kde.org/D3102
Steps to Reproduce:
1) Open user manager and attempt to add a new unprivileged user, entering
username and password
2) Click apply
Actual Results:
- No pinentry etc authentication dialog to approve the new user.
- Cursor switches to the 'I'bar' and remains that when hovered.
- The user-list is not updated with the new user.
- The new user was not added to the system.
Note: With some ticking and unticking of the administrator option and
adding/removing a real name etc, it seems possible in some cases to trigger a
case where the authentication dialog is produced and the new user is added.
Expected Results:
As with user-manager prior to this commit, an authentication dialog box should
be produced for permission to add the new user to the system, and this should
result in the new user begin created and appearing in the user-list
Additional Information:
I see the same issue on KDE Neon user edition.
Building user-manager with the referenced commit reversed and no other changes,
restores the functionality to it's previous working state.
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