Ubuntu
kdebase package

kdesu does not respect NOPASSWD from sudoers

Bug #78640 reported by mexlinux
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kdebase (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: kdebase

How to reproduce:
Via visudo add line on the end of sudoers:
username ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /usr/sbin/whateverXapp

Open terminal and run sudo /usr/sbin/whateverXapp
It will work without asking password.
Same thing with kdesu asks for password.

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mexlinux (mcanedo) wrote :

Well in fact sudo can not connect to the X server.
In GNOME gksudo works

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mexlinux (mcanedo) wrote :

If as a workaround I try to use gksudo from KDE, then it can also not connect to X server...

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Fabián Rodríguez (magicfab) wrote :

As a workaround you can try this command which give access to your X session to root:
xhost +

I don't know how to make this permanent, I am researching a similar bug. If you find a solution please do report it here.

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Matthew Flaschen (matthew-flaschen) wrote :

It doesn't seem to read rootpw either. I don't know how it's implemented, because if the backend is su I would expect the root password to be required anyway.

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Anthony Mercatante (tonio) wrote :

kdesudo fixes this

Changed in kdebase:
status: New → Fix Released
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