On 27/02/13 14:47, Matt Keen wrote:
Was just wondering whether this is something that anybody else,has found. The update manager is installing updates without asking for root password?
It never asked for root password, it asked for your password. However for a few releases now it's been configured to not prompt for a password if a) you already have rights and b) you're only installing updates to packages which are already installed.
So it will still ask for your password if you are installing new applications, or if you use apt-get or other utilities on the command line.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityTeam/FAQ#Update_Manager_doesn.27t_prompt_for_security_updates Cheers, -- Alan Pope Engineering Manager Canonical - Product Strategy +44 (0) 7973 620 164 [email protected] http://ubuntu.com/ -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
