[Pkg-utopia-maintainers] Bug#1094968: Bug#1094968: pkexec prompts for password in the terminal instead of a graphical window in Debian 13 Testing

Michael Biebl biebl at debian.org
Sun Feb 2 01:04:12 GMT 2025


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Am 01.02.25 um 23:38 schrieb Charlie Martínez - Sistema Operativo Quirinux:
> Package: pkexec
> Version: 126-2
> 
> When I try to run a program that needs to request the root password graphically, such as Synaptic, the password is requested in the terminal.
> 
> Example:
> 
>      `~ synaptic-pkexec
>      ==== AUTHENTICATING FOR com.ubuntu.pkexec.synaptic ====
> 
>      Authentication is required to run the Synaptic Package Manager/
> 
>      Authenticating as: root
> 
>      Password: `
> 
> Tested on:
> 
> debian-testing-amd64-DVD-1.iso	2025-01-27 12:44

which desktop environment are you using?


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