I have recently encountered that message during the verification step of a backup. This was extremely disconcerting, as the data being backed up was user data with adequate permissions.
Déjà Dup should not ask for elevated privileges without explaining why it needs them, and it probably should not ask for elevated privileges at all. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1079552 Title: Unexpectedly asks for authentication halfway through file restore process To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/deja-dup/+bug/1079552/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
