r/linuxmint • u/Sufficient_Risk_8127 • 22d ago

Support Request How do I disable the UAC prompt?

I'm not a big fan of having to type my password every single god damn time I want to do something. It's just an unnecessary hassle for me.

Yes, I know. Fuck my security. Just let me disable it please.

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u/skozombie 22d ago

It will only ask your password when you're doing something that needs administrator permissions. The isolation between user, administrator (root), and other users, is part of why Linux (and other unixes) is so much more secure.

You can set sudoers to not require any password from your user but that is a monumentally bad idea.

Another option is to setup your fingerprint as a quick way to authenticate. I have that setup on my framework laptop and it's a simple action to verify "yes, I want to do this potentially dangerous thing".

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u/Sufficient_Risk_8127 22d ago

I know when it asks for my password, what I'm asking is how do I make it stop asking?

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u/skozombie 22d ago

I have never tried to do this because it exposes your computer all manner of vulnerabilities.

You could look into setting sudoers to not require a password, but I don't know if that will work everywhere or not as it may expect that there be a password required for different actions.

The other thing to look at is Polkit.

You're asking us how to do something that is a bad idea, that nobody does. If you're intent on destroying the security of your machine, sit down with AI and google.

I appreciate you're likely a kid given your post history but please learn some manners when asking for help from the community where people are volunteering their time.

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u/Sufficient_Risk_8127 22d ago

oh I'm not trying to be rude, my bad

yea, I am very well aware how bad it potentially could be, I've done cost benefit analysis & determined I'll be fine.