*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 882255 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/882255
Public bug reported:
Steps to reproduce this bug:
- Log in with a user who has admin privileges
- Open User Accounts from System Settings
- Click "Unlock" and authenticate yourself
- Click on the "Password" field.
- Set "Action" to "Log in without a password"
- Click on "Change"
(Same steps with screenshots can be found in this answer:
http://askubuntu.com/a/281093/2355 )
This successfully sets the user's password to empty. However, it does
not ensure that sudoers includes a NOPASSWD directive, so the user now
can longer use sudo, gksu, pkexec or PolicyKit to authenticate themself
to gain admin rights.
What I expected to happen:
This functionality should be disabled for users with admin rights, or
the sudoers file should be modified as appropriate, and PolicyKit made
to work for users without a password.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: gnome-control-center 1:3.4.2-0ubuntu19.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-26.42-generic 3.5.7.6
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-26-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu10
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Apr 13 20:59:29 2013
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: gnome-control-center
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-10-18 (176 days ago)
usr_lib_gnome-control-center:
activity-log-manager-control-center 0.9.4-0ubuntu4.2
deja-dup 24.0-0ubuntu2
gnome-control-center-signon 0.0.18-0ubuntu1
indicator-datetime 12.10.2-0ubuntu3.1
** Affects: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: apport-bug i386 quantal running-unity
--
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1168747
Title:
Removing a user's password effectively locks them out of admin
privileges
To manage notifications about this bug go to:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1168747/+subscriptions
--
ubuntu-bugs mailing list
ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com
https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
