http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=538353 User lnussel@novell.com added comment http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=538353#c11 --- Comment #11 from Ludwig Nussel 2009-09-15 05:54:22 MDT --- (In reply to comment #4)

As I understood it the proxy is 'extracted' from the user session and 'forwarded' using dbus to the packagekitd running as root. The assumption that if the user needs a proxy, then root will need it too is made.'

A rather dubious feature IMO. If a proxy is needed for PackageKit to install updates the Admin should configure it that way explicitly. After all the actually used update server could be internal and require no proxy while users need to use the proxy for internet access. The update server may even require credentials the user could sniff if she can put her own proxy between PackageKit and the server. Last but not least traffic for the updates would be accounted for the user installing the updates rather than the system. I understand that having to manually configure a separate system proxy setting on a "self administered, single user desktop" could be considered user unfriendly. However I'm sure the feature could be implemented in a better way that satisfies both self administered as well as centrally administered words. Just have the applet query PackageKit for it's proxy settings, if different from the current session's setting ask the user whether to apply the setting. If she declines don't ask again. That way no question would be asked in the normal case (no proxy) and zero to one times in case the user has a proxy. Anyways, annoying the user with authentication requests all the time if the admin disallowed changing the proxy setting isn't correct in any case. -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.