Comments on: Policykit - Gaining visibility in the administrative user interfaces http://www.ubuntugeek.com/policykit-gaining-visibility-in-the-administrative-user-interfaces.html Ubuntu Linux Tutorials,Howtos,Tips & News | Oneiric,Natty,Maverick Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:40:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Steve http://www.ubuntugeek.com/policykit-gaining-visibility-in-the-administrative-user-interfaces.html/comment-page-1#comment-17293 Steve Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:59:49 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/policykit-gaining-visibility-in-the-administrative-user-interfaces.html#comment-17293 I agree with Fr33d0m. I upgraded to Ubuntu 9.10. The update removed some key parts of policykit without explaining any of the implications. It completely broke my access to my android dev phone via ddms. Where before I got a device ID, now I just get a string of "?". I can run it as sudo - whatever - doesn't matter. NOTHING will let me have access. Not even root. When security is broken, it's just not worth having. I agree with Fr33d0m. I upgraded to Ubuntu 9.10. The update removed some key parts of policykit without explaining any of the implications. It completely broke my access to my android dev phone via ddms. Where before I got a device ID, now I just get a string of “?”. I can run it as sudo - whatever - doesn’t matter. NOTHING will let me have access. Not even root.

When security is broken, it’s just not worth having.

]]> By: Fr33d0m http://www.ubuntugeek.com/policykit-gaining-visibility-in-the-administrative-user-interfaces.html/comment-page-1#comment-11776 Fr33d0m Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:30:48 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/policykit-gaining-visibility-in-the-administrative-user-interfaces.html#comment-11776 I don't understand how software like this can become a part of the default install without end user documentation. I understand the security implications of the project, but it seems stupid to include something like policykit that people will inevitably misuse without documentation to tell them how to use it properly. I don’t understand how software like this can become a part of the default install without end user documentation. I understand the security implications of the project, but it seems stupid to include something like policykit that people will inevitably misuse without documentation to tell them how to use it properly.

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