Debian 5 security issue
- From: Bret Busby <bret@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:46:31 +0800 (WST)
Hello.
In running sybaptic, to check for available system updates, I encountered the following message, and it is not the first time that I have encountered the message.
"Granted permissions without asking for password
The '/usr/sbin/synaptic' program was started with the privileges of the root user without the need to ask for a password, due to your system's authentication mechanism setup.
It is possible that you are being allowed to run specific programs as user root without the need for a password, or that the password is cached.
This is not a problem report; it's simply a notification to make sure you are aware of this."
I have not knowingly configured the system to institute this system security breach.
How do I eliminate this system security breach?
Thank you in anticipation.
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Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia
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