This is by design and only applies to admins: policykit-desktop-privileges (0.6) oneiric; urgency=low
* Allow local admins to update already installed software without password. https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/oneiric/+source/policykit-desktop-privileges/0.6 ** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Won't Fix -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/814331 Title: [Oneiric] update-manager installs packages without authentication To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/814331/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
