Bugzilla – Bug 415426
kdesu does not remember password
Last modified: 2008-08-18 12:19:12 UTC
There exists a checkbox on the kdesu dialog that says "remember password" It is assume the functionality would be thus: Initiate command that requires sudo/root kdesu opens enter credentials check "remember password" Next time kdesu is required, the authentication should be retrieved from stored data. (wallet?) In this situation, the dialog should be bypassed and the program that required kdesu in the first place would appear. However, regardless of the on/off state of this checkbox, kdesu always opens with no text in the password field, thus requiring the user to always enter the password. This is bothersome on single user home systems.
the dialog should always appear because you have to verify that you want to run a certain application as root. this is the same with policykit integration - even though the system could in theory run the application as root automatically, it doesn't do that because the user has to confirm. I'm not sure what the actual issue that bothers you is: a) that the dialog opens and you have to do one extra click or b) that you have to reenter the password for a new command c) that you have to reenter the password even for launching the same command. c) is already fixed, a) is wontfix and b) is sort of by intention.
I can confirm this bug. kde4.1, opensuse 11 the option that descibes my problem is: c) that you have to reenter the password even for launching the same command. I notice kwallet is running, and I suspect that is the reason the password is not being stored.
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 404521 ***