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Panzer

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Registered: 2010-02-06

Posts: 49

(SOLVED) Synaptic + password + remember

Hello,

I modified my /etc/sudoers file by adding this line:

Defaults:eric timestamp_timeout=20

so I don't need to re-enter my password (20 minutes) if I need to execute a program with sudo.
It works if I open it from a terminal, but if I open Synaptic via the icon, close it and re-open it 1 minute later, it still asks me for my password.
How can I fix it?
Thanks
p.s. sorry for my bad English!

Last edited by Panzer (2011-05-22 12:51:20)

vredfreak

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Registered: 2011-04-24

Posts: 32

Re: (SOLVED) Synaptic + password + remember

If you use gksudo it should work.  Edit your shortcut icon command to "gksudo synaptic".  I'm using Gnome, so I don't know if gksudo is installed by default.

By the way, that is the gksu package in synaptic.

Last edited by vredfreak (2011-05-21 17:55:25)

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Panzer

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Registered: 2010-02-06

Posts: 49

Re: (SOLVED) Synaptic + password + remember

Yes, I use gksudo but I need to enter my password each time I open up synaptic...:/

vredfreak

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Registered: 2011-04-24

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Re: (SOLVED) Synaptic + password + remember

Yes, I use gksudo but I need to enter my password each time I open up synaptic...:/

That's odd.  I have the NOPASSWD option set on synaptic in my sudoers file, and gksudo follows it just fine.

Try hitting alt + f2 and entering "gksudo /usr/sbin/synaptic".  Then close synaptic and wait a minute.  Then repeat to see if it honors your sudoers file.

What is the exact command of the icon you are clicking on?

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Awebb

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Registered: 2009-07-23

Posts: 2,812

Re: (SOLVED) Synaptic + password + remember

Well... by the might of google...

First: http://tinyurl.com/3etey6j
Then: http://embraceubuntu.com/2006/01/25/mak … passwords/

The password is only saved for a single terminal (the one you run sudo with), so any other terminal will refuse to save the PW. See the link above for a kind of workaround. Please read the whole article. you have to decide about security issues yourself.

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Panzer

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Registered: 2010-02-06

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Re: (SOLVED) Synaptic + password + remember

@Awebb

Thanks. The first link solved my problem!

Awebb

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Registered: 2009-07-23

Posts: 2,812

Re: (SOLVED) Synaptic + password + remember

Hehe :-D

Make sure you are aware of possible security risks if you follow the second link.

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