[Konsole-devel] [Bug 124396] New: automatic root access after initial access

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           Summary: automatic root access after initial access
           Product: konsole
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Fedora RPMs
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: konsole-devel kde org
        ReportedBy: appsdev warp nfld net


Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.5.1)
Installed from:    Fedora RPMs
OS:                Linux

All the following is froma user's desktop with desktop icons set to run in the konsole as root user.

I started chkrootkit from a desktop icon. The konsole asked for root access and it was given. The program finished normally.

I started rkhunter from a desktop icon and it asked for a root password but this ti e it did not. The program just continued as if it already had root access.

I opened a konsole and began the fc5 YUM update process. If I do not use sudo or I do not use su then I get some error messages. This time the YUM update process started automatically without me entering the root password.

It seems that once I entered the root password in one konsole something kept it and ran everything after as root.