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How do I get rid of excessive password prompts, with the least amount of lost security? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by meekah@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I understand they are important and are what makes linux relatively secure compared to windows.

However, when I boot my PC, I don't want to spend a whole minute to type my password into different promts that keep getting hidden behind other windows that are starting up. I am using Nobara KDE now, but previously when I was using Pop!_OS, none of these prompts showed up.

Currently I have 2 prompts after logging on. One for my keychain when discord autostarts, and one for flatpak when gpu-screen-recorder launches. Interestingly, discord works just fine, with auto logon, regardless of whether the keychain prompt gets canceled or filled with the password.

Any idea on how to get rid of them? I'd prefer if really only that startup prompt was gone, and it would still ask me for the password whenever it launches any other way.

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[–] dec05eba@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The documentation (README) of gpu screen recorder mentions how to remove the password prompt: https://git.dec05eba.com/gpu-screen-recorder/about/ (you have to install it from source or from aur). Right now there is no good way to do that with the flatpak (adding exception for it in polkit wont work that nicely because of how it works).

[–] meekah@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

thanks for the tip! I haven't gotten around to playing with polkit yet but I'll try to see if I can make that work. I don't think I've ever installed anything from the aur. probably a good time to try it out ^^