From 61b3adc5b393b4070c19818f558dd76ac4b4d880 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Zeuthen Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 13:33:18 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] add an example of how define_admin_auth is used Based on input from Ken VanDine http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/hal/2007-August/009402.html --- doc/man/PolicyKit.conf.xml | 21 ++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/man/PolicyKit.conf.xml b/doc/man/PolicyKit.conf.xml index e931c14..4d03bdf 100644 --- a/doc/man/PolicyKit.conf.xml +++ b/doc/man/PolicyKit.conf.xml @@ -326,7 +326,26 @@ results specified in the .policy file describing the action. - + + + + AVOIDING THE ROOT PASSWORD + + Suppose the group wheel contains the + users on a system who are allowed to carry out administrative + tasks (ie. tasks that would usually require the root password) + on a system where the root account is disabled. Then + + + +]]> + + + can be used to specify that users in said group can + authenticate using their own password in instances where the + system would normally prompt for the root password. + -- 2.7.4