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Fedora 12 lets unprivileged users install packagesFedora 12 lets unprivileged users install packagesPosted Nov 19, 2009 11:54 UTC (Thu) by drag (subscriber, #31333)In reply to: Fedora 12 lets unprivileged users install packages by epa Parent article: Fedora 12 lets unprivileged users install packages
> Yes... clearly the philosophy of 'let the user install standard packages'
> is at odds with the philosophy 'do not install a daemon unless you intend > to run it'. If the user has rights to install httpd, then the default must > be not to start it.
Not really.
Running updates and installing new versions of existing packages is a
This should be as easy and convenient as possible.
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Fedora 12 lets unprivileged users install packages Posted Nov 19, 2009 16:50 UTC (Thu) by cry_regarder (subscriber, #50545) [Link]
Right...update packages. Great. So when I am working online and have my 75 tabs open and do a user switch, I want that user to decide that NOW is the time to update the packages.
Firefox can't deal with being updated (it WILL crash or start behaving erratically forcing a restart). How about when PackageKit suggests that the system be rebooted? Will that user have the permissions to reboot my system?
Fedora 12 lets unprivileged users install packages Posted Nov 19, 2009 16:52 UTC (Thu) by rahulsundaram (subscriber, #21946) [Link]
User has permission to reboot the system in practically any distribution. PackageKit wouldn't have a problem with that.
Fedora 12 lets unprivileged users install packages Posted Nov 19, 2009 16:58 UTC (Thu) by cry_regarder (subscriber, #50545) [Link]
Sorry. It's not the permission to reboot. The power plug gives them that. It is the dialogue box that pops up telling/suggesting them to reboot.
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