just upgraded to 7.10. when i click on 'administrator mode', i am not being prompted for a password. shouldn't i be prompted everytime i do this for a password?
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Re: administrator mode
The standard answer would be "yes." That said, did you make any setting changes after upgrading??Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007
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thanks for the replies. i haven't made any setting changes. everthing is default, as far as my user account goes. as an example, i just turned on my computer this morning, went into system settings/monitor and display, and clicked on the administrator mode tab. i was prompted for my password. after leaving that, i opened adept manager, and it didn't ask for my password. so, i'm staying in admin mode after entering the password once. i entered that command in konsole and it didn't change anything.
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i'm under the impression the sudo session default timeout was changed in 7.10.
i.e.: sudo sessions seem to be longer than they used to be in previous releases.
if you want sudo to ask for the password every time,
then you could edit your /etc/sudoers file and add the following line:
Code:Defaults:ALL timestamp_timeout=0
hth
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In Gutsy, the duration that Administrator authority lasts, once given, was increased. So, if you had executed a command that required sudo authority, that authority 'remains' for a longer period of time than before Gutsy. That explains why you aren't being prompted for the password again.Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007
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