privilege escalation doesn't work second time installing font via dolphin
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kdebase (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
I have Kubuntu Hardy Beta with KDE3
Repro steps:
1- open Dolphin
2- right-click on a font (.ttf) file that you haven't yet installed
3- click Actions->Install
4- choose to install for "system" (not "personal")
5- when prompted, enter root password
6- observe that the font installs properly
7- now right-click on another font (.ttf) file that you haven't yet installed
8- click Actions->Install
9- choose to install for "system" (not "personal")
10- observe that it does not prompt for the root password this time
11- It fails with the message "Could not access \"System\" folder"
There is a workaround. If you wait for several minutes until the escalated privileges time out, then it will prompt for the root password again, and you can install the second font.
| Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote Package assigned | #1 |
| Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in dolphin: | |
| status: | New → Incomplete |
| Changed in dolphin: | |
| status: | Incomplete → Fix Released |
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