Re: "Authentication Required" dialog box

On 6/10/26 3:24 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> On Wed, 2026-06-10 at 18:03 -0400, Ranbir wrote:
>> On Wed, 2026-06-10 at 22:07 +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
>>> Is your userID in the wheel group?
>>>
>>> Does /etc/sudoers have these settings:
>>>     ## Allows people in group wheel to run all commands
>>>     ## %wheel       ALL=(ALL)       ALL
>>>     
>>>     ## Same thing without a password
>>>     %wheel  ALL=(ALL)       NOPASSWD: ALL
>>
>> My workstation is enrolled into AlmaLinux 9 IdM and it has a trust
>> with AD. I'm logged in with my trusted account (i.e. AD user). My
>> sudo privileges are managed in IdM, so it's not in the local wheel
>> group.
> 
> I've no idea what IdM is, but I'd wonder what AD (Active Directory?)
> has to do with local Linux privileges. Surely it's for accessing
> network resources?

AD is the Microsoft management system.  IdM is identity management and 
is linked to the AD.  (I use freeipa in some places)  This lets you 
centrally manage accounts for multiple computers.  e.g. a school lab 
where a student could use their account to login on any computer.  And 
the administrator account is in the "wheel" group, so it can use "sudo" 
on any of those computers.

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