I've had this happen when kded4 ran out of file descriptors (https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=306908), so maybe that was the cause...
** Bug watch added: KDE Bug Tracking System #306908 https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=306908 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/833058 Title: Muon-updater doesn't ask for password To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qapt/+bug/833058/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs