https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=665169
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=665169#c2
--- Comment #2 from Guido Berhörster
AFAICS this is only used as fallback if setting the brightness via xrandr doesn't work. The helper is called via pkexec ie similar to a setuid root binary. Without further review I'd set it auth_admin.
Yes, it is used to set the brightness via sysfs which requires root privileges. I've noted that the policykit privilege file is a copy of the gnome-power-manager one and the source of the helper executable xfpm-power-backlight-helper has been copied from the one included with gnome-power-manager with i18n removed. Compare http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-power-manager/tree/src/gpm-backlight-helpe... with http://git.xfce.org/apps/xfce4-power-manager/tree/src/xfpm-backlight-helperc... and http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-power-manager/tree/policy/org.gnome.powerp... with http://git.xfce.org/apps/xfce4-power-manager/tree/src/org.xfce.power.policyi... Since both are identical execpt i18n and the gnome-power-manager package in openSUSE does not require auth_admin can xfce4-power-manager be treated the same way? -- 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.