Public bug reported:
I setup xubuntu on a laptop for a friend to borrow and initially created
an account for myself (ken). I then created an account for my friend
(joey).
I logged in as my friend (joey) and tried to use the Ubuntu Software
Center as I want him to be able to install any software he likes. When
I tried to install anything it asked for my (ken) password. Not
unexpected, so I went into the users config and set joey up as an
administrator. I logged out and back in and it still asked for my (ken)
password when I was logged in as 'joey'.
After some advice on the #xubuntu channel I checked sudoers and compared
the groups the two of us were in. We were both 'adm' but neither one of
us was 'admin' which is what appears in sudoers. But sudoers also is
configured with 'sudo' as a group and I (ken) was in that group but not
my friend (joey). I added joey to the sudo group manually and now he
can install software.
Why didn't setting him as administrator achieve the desired result?
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: gnome-system-tools 3.0.0-2ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-25.40-generic 3.2.18
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-25-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Jun 23 12:05:03 2012
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin - Release i386
(20120423)
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_US:en
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-system-tools
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: gnome-system-tools (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: Confirmed
** Tags: apport-bug i386 precise
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1016932
Title:
Setting user to Adminstrator does not allow software installation
Status in “gnome-system-tools” package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Bug description:
I setup xubuntu on a laptop for a friend to borrow and initially
created an account for myself (ken). I then created an account for my
friend (joey).
I logged in as my friend (joey) and tried to use the Ubuntu Software
Center as I want him to be able to install any software he likes.
When I tried to install anything it asked for my (ken) password. Not
unexpected, so I went into the users config and set joey up as an
administrator. I logged out and back in and it still asked for my
(ken) password when I was logged in as 'joey'.
After some advice on the #xubuntu channel I checked sudoers and
compared the groups the two of us were in. We were both 'adm' but
neither one of us was 'admin' which is what appears in sudoers. But
sudoers also is configured with 'sudo' as a group and I (ken) was in
that group but not my friend (joey). I added joey to the sudo group
manually and now he can install software.
Why didn't setting him as administrator achieve the desired result?
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: gnome-system-tools 3.0.0-2ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-25.40-generic 3.2.18
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-25-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Jun 23 12:05:03 2012
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin - Release i386
(20120423)
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_US:en
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-system-tools
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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