Curious? Xfce-4 terminal window. [Solved]

[Nokkaelaein]

At one time, while on a non-admin account, xfce would prompt for and accept the password of an admin account to sudo. Xfce terminal now takes only the password of the current user.

This isn't about changes in Xfce or a particular terminal - but it might be that you are referring to the change in the policy of how user privileges are elevated in MX Linux, a change that took place in mid-2021. That is when the switch to accepting the current user password (given that the current user is authorized to sudo) was made. If you've been using an older version and semi-recently started using a new one, this change might seem more recent than it is.

[jj 5117]

@Nokkaelaein

Yes, I am aware of That, too. I described the effect, not the cause. Thank you.

[Nokkaelaein]

Yes, I am aware of That, too. I described the effect, not the cause. Thank you.

There probably still is a setting in MX Tweak that has something like "password for administrator tasks" and you can change it to "root" if that mode suits you better. I am not 100% sure if this is still the case, though.

[jj 5117]

That is how it has been set, ever since I noticed the described behavior.

[DukeComposed]

"sudo isn't an xfce-terminal feature" -- I am well aware of that, thank you. You don't seem to have heard me aright.

"Sometime in the last couple of years, xfce terminal's sudo stopped accepting any password other than the current user... I suppose that I could try another emulator[.]" is pretty clearly assigning ownership of sudo and its behavior to xfce4-terminal.

That's a little like saying "My Honda's radio stations aren't very good, maybe I suppose I could buy a different car."

[jj 5117]

@DukeComposed
me: "My wheel fell off of my Dodge."
you: "Dodges aren't wheel features."
me: "really?"
you: "You said they were."

Is it the moon phase, or what?

[DukeComposed]

@DukeComposed
me: "My wheel fell off of my Dodge."
you: "Dodges aren't wheel features."
me: "really?"
you: "You said they were."

Is it the moon phase, or what?

This is nonsense.

[jj 5117]

@timkb4cq
@siamhie

Hi Guys,

This non-admin account was NOT in the sudo group. Future related problems SOLVED! ... After learning chmod and chown well enough to fix THOSE problems that have been piling up.

Thanks bunches!

Jim

[siamhie]

@timkb4cq
@siamhie

Hi Guys,

This non-admin account was NOT in the sudo group. Future related problems SOLVED! ... After learning chmod and chown well enough to fix THOSE problems that have been piling up.

Thanks bunches!

Jim

You're welcome but I'm not sure what I did?

[jj 5117]

(chuckles) Hi @siamhie, @fehlix ,

Too many cats.

At a minimum, fehlix kept me mindful of file ownership and permissions problems, and gave me some commands to explore with.

:-)