Re: updates without password?

["Mikkel L. Ellertson" <mikkel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Valent Turkovic wrote:
> 2008/2/22 Mikkel L. Ellertson <mikkel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> > Valent Turkovic wrote:
> >  > How can I configure pup so that it doesn't ask for root password every
> >  > time I need to do an update?
> >  >
> >  One way would be to edit /etc/pam.d/pup and change it to something like:
> >
> >  #%PAM-1.0
> >  auth            include         config-util
> >  auth            sufficient      pam_console.so
> >  account         include         config-util
> >  session         include         config-util
> >
> >  I have not tested it, but it should let the "console owner" run pup
> >  without a password. If it does not work, you can try exchanging the
> >  two auth statements, but this is more of a security risk. (It
> >  probably does not matter for a home system.)
>
> I wouldn't do this if it wasn't my personal home system...
>
> I did this and I'm waiting for updates to let you know if it works :)
>
> Thank you.
>
> Cheers,
> Valent.
Well, if I make it:
#%PAM-1.0
auth            sufficient      pam_console.so
auth            include         config-util
account         include         config-util
session         include         config-util

I can run pup from the command line without it asking for root's 
password. So unless the applet is calling something different, it 
should work.

Mikkel
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