[bugs] [OpenIndiana Distribution - Bug #1055] Root user password + GUI tools problem

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Issue #1055 has been updated by Alasdair Lumsden.

Target version changed from oi_151 to oi_151_stable


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Bug #1055: Root user password + GUI tools problem
https://www.illumos.org/issues/1055

Author: Tim Sarbin
Status: New
Priority: Normal
Assignee: Guido Berhörster
Category: Desktop (JDS)
Target version: oi_151_stable
Difficulty: Medium
Tags: needs-triage


On a fresh install of OI, the root password is expired and requires changing before commands like sudo can be ran. This is fine on the terminal as it simply asks for a new password (the current being whatever the user specified during install). However, a more typical scenario is that the user will try to run a program in the GUI that requires admin privs, and it will ask for admin password, but will always fail due to password expiry. If you go to the console and update the root password, the gui stuff works as expected. Either password for root needs to not expire (unlikely), or we need to check for expiry and pop up a nice dialog asking to update before continuing (more likely).


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