On Thu, 2026-06-11 at 09:11 -0400, Ranbir wrote: > On Wed, 2026-06-10 at 23:24 +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > > > I've no idea what IdM is, but I'd wonder what AD (Active > > Directory?) > > has to do with local Linux privileges. Surely it's for accessing > > network resources? > > > > I don't use any of that stuff, but I can run "sudo dnf ..." (or in > > fact > > "sudo <anything> "and never get asked for a password. > > The problem isn't that I don't want to be asked to enter my password > when I use sudo. The problem is if I use dnf or rpm in a terminal, > very > soon after the operation is complete, a GUI dialog box opens saying > "things have changed" and I need to provide the password for a local > user. That local user is in fact in the wheel group. > > Why is Gnome asking me to authenticate after rpm or dnf are used in a > terminal? > > https://www.pasteboard.co/wLPnPRGKrED7.png
That popup says it's in order to "update metadata", something you could have mentioned earlier when asking the original question. It might relate to updating the RPM database, but really I've no idea, either because a) I don't use Gnome, or b) I don't use AD, or c) I don't use Gnome with AD. poc -- _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected] Do not reply to spam, report it: https://forge.fedoraproject.org/infra/tickets/issues/new
