Public bug reported: s-p-qt should not be run as root (with sudo or pkexec), instead it should use the DBus backend like s-p-gtk does. This way the UI runs as unprivileged user, and the user is asked for credentials when making changes.
Motivation: * Running the UI with sudo is bad. * It doesn't work in Wayland. (https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=391965) * The DBus backend already exists and is used by s-p-gtk. RFC: The attached patch changes s-p-qt to use the DBus service for the settings in the first tab (enable/disable components, change server). Any comment on how it works or should work? Known issues with the patch: * When a change fails to be applied the UI doesn't notice and is out of sync with system state. That's because the DBus service never returns a value (except for DBus error). Solution is to reload the config after every change attempt. ** Affects: software-properties (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Patch added: "partial implementation" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1804887/+attachment/5215765/+files/0001-Use-DBus-backend-to-make-changes.patch -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1804887 Title: software-properties-qt should not run as root To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/+bug/1804887/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
