FS#11827 - Some thougths about PolicyKit
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Arch Linux
Opened by Val L. (onestep_ua) - Tuesday, 21 October 2008, 14:15 GMT
Last edited by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Sunday, 30 November 2008, 14:53 GMT
Opened by Val L. (onestep_ua) - Tuesday, 21 October 2008, 14:15 GMT
Last edited by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Sunday, 30 November 2008, 14:53 GMT
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Description:
Hello, I want to suggest some improvements for PolicyKit package: * Change package description from "Hardware Abstraction Layer" to "Application development toolkit for controlling system-wide privileges". * Add --with-os-type="Archlinux" to configure options to specify distribution. * Add "etc/PolicyKit/PolicyKit.conf" to backups array * Change default config to allow everything for root user. * Maybe change default config to allow everything for users in wheel group, with asking for password. |
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Closed by Jan de Groot (JGC)
Sunday, 30 November 2008, 14:53 GMT
Reason for closing: Implemented
Additional comments about closing: Important parts are implemented. Won't implement the others.
Sunday, 30 November 2008, 14:53 GMT
Reason for closing: Implemented
Additional comments about closing: Important parts are implemented. Won't implement the others.
No archlinux there.
As for the configuration: it's up to you to configure it to allow access by root, but both upstream and redhat don't configure it this way by default, so I'll leave it that way. Same for the wheel group.
Regarding default policies - I think it's just *handy* to install a package and get a minimal configuration. With no policies at all almost everyone will need to add almost the same things.