Bug 151462 - Requests root password for Shutdown and Reboot
Summary: Requests root password for Shutdown and Reboot
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
: 151827 151883 (view as bug list)
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Product: SUSE Linux 10.1
Classification: openSUSE
Component: KDE (show other bugs)
Version: Beta 4
Hardware: Other Other
: P5 - None : Major (vote)
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Reported: 2006-02-16 11:20 UTC by Stephan Binner
Modified: 2006-03-09 11:13 UTC (History)
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Description Stephan Binner 2006-02-16 11:20:59 UTC 
kdm requests root password for shutdown and reboot options in 10.1 Beta 3.95. I hear it should only do so on SLES product.
Comment 1 Stephan Kulow 2006-02-16 13:11:28 UTC 
please check the submitted SuSEconfig.kdm3
Comment 2 Dirk Mueller 2006-02-17 15:24:19 UTC 
*** Bug 151827 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 3 Rasmus Plewe 2006-02-17 18:08:58 UTC 
Probably not really my problem (since we have journaling file systems, so I don't suffer much if someone at my home simply powers off because they don't have the root password), but to require the root password for shutting down the computer, especially on a desktop, is asking for a lot of complaints. I do hope you're prepared to handle the bugzilla-load...

There is an implicit security issue here, though: This policy provokes a wider spreading of the root password than neccessary, which is normally not wanted.
Comment 4 Stephan Binner 2006-02-17 19:32:00 UTC 
*** Bug 151883 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 5 Stephan Kulow 2006-02-17 19:34:43 UTC 
Rasmus: #144356 !
Comment 6 Rasmus Plewe 2006-02-17 21:21:56 UTC 
Coolo: I didn't reopen the bug, so I didn't ask for action. I read #144356, I understood the descision, and I disagree. So I documented my disagreement (probably in the wrong bug, but so what?), and that's it.
Comment 8 michel munnix 2006-02-21 15:58:31 UTC 
Could you please comment on bug #144356, I am not allowed to read it.

Why not work as root, so you don't have to enter the password to shutdown ...
Just a joke.

Besides, if I switch to console mode, I can stop the system with ctr-alt-del.
so it shouldn't ask roots password if ctrl-alt-del action is to halt or reboot.
Comment 9 Stephan Binner 2006-02-22 19:13:29 UTC 
SUSE Linux 10.1 Beta 5 doesn't ask for root password for reboot/shutdown.
Comment 10 Christoph Thiel 2006-03-08 14:26:55 UTC 
test build 606 (SUSE Linux 10.1 installation) ask for a pass again.
Comment 11 Stephan Kulow 2006-03-09 11:13:52 UTC 
work around submitted for beta8 - the reason why this would happen is still unclear though