root password prompts

[Rahul Sundaram]

On 05/27/2010 12:09 AM, Tom Horsley wrote:
> I have seen claims on this list that the root password is
> remembered for a small amount of time so you don't keep
> getting asked. That has never worked for me, but I assumed
> it was just because I was running a non-standard session
> and was missing something.
>   

Consolehelper and PolicyKit agent on specific instances does this.  You
will see a key icon on your system tray that can you click to make it
"forget" immediately. 

Rahul