https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=731710 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=731710#c0 Summary: Apper induces a polkit prompt for a proxy setting while proxy is disabled in /etc/sysconfig/proxy Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 12.1 Version: Final Platform: x86-64 OS/Version: SuSE Other Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: Security AssignedTo: security-team@suse.de ReportedBy: f.de.kruijf@gmail.com QAContact: qa@suse.de Found By: --- Blocker: --- Created an attachment (id=463152) --> (http://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=463152) picture of pop-up User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:8.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/8.0 I found the following line in /var/log/messages after being prompted for the proxy setting or the root password for a proxy setting while PROXY_ENABLED="no" is set /etc/sysconfig/proxy Nov 21 12:24:37 os121 polkitd(authority=local): Operator of unix-session:/org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session1 FAILED to authenticate to gain authorization for action org.freedesktop.packagekit.system-network-proxy-configure for system-bus-name::1.52 [/usr/lib64/kde4/libexec/apper-sentinel] (owned by unix-user:xxxx) If PROXY is disabled I don't expect to be prompted for a proxy setting or root password (don't remember what the exact prompt was). Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.Start Apper 2.Start check for new updates 3.The attached pop-up will appear Actual Results: The pop-up appears Expected Results: No pop-up, because PROXY_ENABLED="no" is set /etc/sysconfig/proxy -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.