[pkg-lxqt-devel] Bug#1021382: lxqt: Always wants root password for SMART Control

[Hans-J. Ullrich]

Package: lxqt
Version: 30
Severity: normal

Dear Maintainer,

I am running LXQT on an EEEPC with debian/stable. There is an issue, I cannot exactly specify, which part is responsible, so let me just describe it.

When started LXQT the first time, a window pops up and wants to enter the root password, so that it can actualize the smart-data for the harddrive. When done so, the window disappears.

However, when I leave LXQT and change to a console by using "CTL + ALT + 2", and revert back to X with "CTL + 7" (terminal 7 is where the window manager is running), this behaviour appears again and I have to enter the root password again.

This happens every time ands can be reliable repeated.

As this might also be a security issue (can be misused by shoulder surfing or somehow else, it is a little bit annoying, too).

It would be nice, if you could fix this.

I tested this with other window managers, too, like LXDE, KDE and XFCE, there this behaviour did not appear.

Thank you very much for any help!

Best regards

Hans


-- System Information:
Debian Release: 11.5
  APT prefers stable-updates
  APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable-security'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 5.10.0-18-686 (SMP w/2 CPU threads)
Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled

Versions of packages lxqt depends on:
ii  ark                                   4:20.12.2-1
ii  clipit                                1.4.4+git20190202-2
ii  featherpad                            0.17.1-1
ii  kwin-x11 [x-window-manager]           4:5.20.5-1
ii  lightdm [x-display-manager]           1.26.0-7
ii  lximage-qt                            0.16.0-1
ii  lxqt-about                            0.16.0-1
ii  lxqt-admin                            0.16.0-1
ii  lxqt-branding-debian [lxqt-branding]  0.14.0.3
ii  lxqt-core                             30
ii  lxqt-openssh-askpass                  0.16.0-1
ii  lxqt-powermanagement                  0.16.0-1
ii  lxqt-sudo                             0.16.0-1
ii  openbox [x-window-manager]            3.6.1-9+deb11u1
ii  pavucontrol                           4.0-2
ii  qlipper                               1:5.1.2-1+b1
ii  qps                                   2.2.0-1
ii  qterminal                             0.16.1-1
ii  qttranslations5-l10n                  5.15.2-2
ii  sddm [x-display-manager]              0.19.0-3
ii  sddm-theme-elarun [sddm-theme]        0.19.0-3
ii  sddm-theme-maldives [sddm-theme]      0.19.0-3
ii  sddm-theme-maui [sddm-theme]          0.19.0-3
ii  xarchiver                             1:0.5.4.17-2

Versions of packages lxqt recommends:
ii  audacious                    4.0.5-1
ii  bsd-mailx [mail-reader]      8.1.2-0.20180807cvs-2
ii  chromium [www-browser]       106.0.5249.91-1~deb11u1
ii  claws-mail [mail-reader]     3.17.8-1+b1
ii  dillo [www-browser]          3.0.5-7
ii  emacs-nox [mail-reader]      1:27.1+1-3.1
ii  evolution [mail-reader]      3.38.3-1
ii  feathernotes                 0.8.0-1
ii  firefox-esr [www-browser]    102.3.0esr-1~deb11u1
ii  gucharmap                    1:13.0.5-1
ii  hexchat                      2.14.3-6+deb11u1
ii  im [mail-reader]             1:153-4
ii  irssi                        1.2.3-1
ii  kmail [mail-reader]          4:20.08.3-1
ii  konqueror [www-browser]      4:20.12.0-4
ii  lynx [www-browser]           2.9.0dev.6-3~deb11u1
ii  mailutils [mail-reader]      1:3.10-3+b1
ii  meteo-qt                     2.1-1
ii  mutt [mail-reader]           2.0.5-4.1+deb11u1
ii  network-manager-gnome        1.20.0-3
ii  plasma-nm                    4:5.20.5-3
ii  preload                      0.6.4-5
ii  qpdfview                     0.4.18-5
ii  s-nail [mail-reader]         14.9.22-1
ii  screengrab                   2.1.0-1
ii  smplayer                     20.6.0~ds0-1
ii  smtube                       18.3.0-1+b1
ii  thunderbird [mail-reader]    1:102.3.0-1~deb11u1
ii  vm [mail-reader]             8.2.0b-7
ii  w3m [www-browser]            0.5.3+git20210102-6
ii  weechat                      3.0-1+deb11u1
ii  xemacs21-mule [www-browser]  21.4.24-9

Versions of packages lxqt suggests:
ii  calibre                     5.12.0+dfsg-1+deb11u1
ii  compton-conf                0.16.0-1
pn  juffed                      <none>
pn  nomacs                      <none>
ii  obconf-qt                   0.16.0-1
ii  qt5-style-kvantum           0.18.0+repack-1
ii  qtpass                      1.3.2-3
pn  shutter                     <none>
ii  vokoscreen-ng [vokoscreen]  3.0.7-1

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