https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=447768
Bug ID: 447768
Summary: The GUI should not be run as root but only prompt for
the root password for loading the logs (security &
Wayland issues)
Product: KSystemLog
Version: 20.08
Platform: Debian stable
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Target Milestone: ---
SUMMARY
KSystemLog is started as root to read the log files. However, it is bad
practice to run GUIs with root privileges due to security vulnerability issues
and because this doesn't work in Wayland. I recently switched to Wayland and
KSystemLog doesn't work anymore.
Relevant info can be found here for example:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Running_GUI_applications_as_root
Here is a bug report about Wayland not running applications as root:
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=772875
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Switch to Wayland on Debian11/KDE (upper left of the login screen)
2. Try to run KSystemLog, entering the root password
OBSERVED RESULT
Does not start. (It only starts when starting without sudo from the console,
not via the .desktop entry in the menu or via the root GUI Wayland workaround.)
EXPECTED RESULT
It should start and after starting prompt the user for the root password to
read the root-owned log files.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Debian 11
KDE Plasma Version: 5.20.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.78.0
Qt Version: 5.15.2
KSystemLog: "4:20.12.0-1"
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