https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=435608
Bug ID: 435608
Summary: Ask password only once when working with root owned
files
Product: kate
Version: 21.03.90
Platform: Other
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: kwrite-bugs-n...@kde.org
Reporter: ash...@linuxcomp.ru
Target Milestone: ---
SUMMARY
In kate it is possible to open a file to which you have no write permissions
(such as configs from /etc) and save it after editing. But Authentication
Required dialog is appearing at every file save. It is extremely inconvenient.
The correct behavior should be such that kate "caches" a permission to file.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open /etc/resolv.conf in kate.
2. Make any edit, press ctrl+s to save file.
3. A window dialog will appear, enter you password.
4. Observe results (for example, check some hostname resolving that you want)
and understand that you want to do another edit.
5. Make another edit, press ctrl+s to save file.
OBSERVED RESULT
After step 5, window dialog will appear again, so you need again enter your
password.
EXPECTED RESULT
After step 5, the file should be saved without any password dialog.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux Distribution: Arch Linux
KDE Plasma Version: 5.21.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.80.0
Qt Version: 5.15.2
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
I know there is sudoedit way (SUDO_EDITOR=kate sudoedit /etc/resolv.conf), but
it is not the same as editing file directly. First of all, it is inconvenient
to open kate via terminal. Secondly, it assumes that you close your editor
after file saving. I mean, you can save file multiple times, but changes stay
in a temporary file and the final edit to target file happens only when you
close editor. This way you cannot comfortly edit configs. The /etc/resolv.conf
is just a simple example, but configs may be very long, with some blocks
folded, opened at specific line number, have undo-redo history and so on.
This makes kate just unabled for editing system configs. I use "sudo geany
/etc/resolv.conf" as a workaround. It is another editor, but at least I can
work this way. However, I want to be able to use kate for that.
In kde partition manager there is similar password dialog (PolicyKit1 KDE
Agent). It is called only once when you launch application, then it is possible
to work with partitions without retyping password each time.
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