Hi James Thanks for this. I'm not sure I agree with the policy, as I feel any kind of installation should require explicit authority, but I'm pretty sure that your theory ties in with my experience.
Cheers Nige ________________________________ From: James Tait <james.t...@wyrddreams.org> Sent: 12 June 2020 15:22 To: UK Ubuntu Talk <ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> Cc: Nigel Verity <nigelver...@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Password Requirement On Automatic Updates On 2020-06-12 13:12, Nigel Verity wrote: 123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345 > Most days I get a notification dialog informing me of pending updates. > Sometimes I install immediately, other times I'll click the "Remind Me > Later" button. I've noticed an inconsistency regarding whether I am > required to enter a password before the update proceeds. There appears > to > be no pattern determined by whether I install immediately or delay it > until later. > > Does anybody know if the security policy for updates has changed? In > all > previous Ubuntu incarnations I've used I've always, without exception, > had to provide a password prior to an update proceeding. > > Discretionary updates using the command line or Synaptic always require > a > password, so the issue seems to be concerned solely with the updater > service. It looks like a bug to me but I don't want to waste anybody's > time if it is in some way intentional. I believe the policy is that a password will only be required if an upgrade results in the installation of new packages, e.g. an upgrade of the linux-image-generic package would result in the installation of a different linux-image-x.y.z-generic package, whereas upgrading something like vim would just install a newer version of the same package. HTH, JT
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