partitionmanager asks for a password

[nicrnicr]

Dear all,

I copied kubuntu25.iso on a USB flash drive. I started the computer on it (with ventoy). As I wanted to use the partitionsmanager to look at the partitions of my computer, it asked me for a password. I couldn't believe it. Thereafter I read that kubuntu25 has a lot of problems, which I agreed.

A few weeks later, I copied kubuntu24.iso on a USB flash drive. I started the computer on it (still with ventoy). As I wanted to use the partitionmanager to look at the partitions of my computer, it also asked me for a password. I couldn't believe it once more.

Please how can you explain this ? In both cases, I never set any password.
In the past I started 100 times from a USB flash drive and I never had to enter any password.

[Snowhog]

KDE Partition Manager has always prompted for your password.

[claydoh]

KDE Partition Manager has always prompted for your password.

Not from the live USB session.

I can't reproduce this, and I use Ventoy as well
So, trying 25.04 it in a VM, it did ask for a password. It definitely did not do this when I installed 25.04 on my laptop last week. Or rather I do not recall it, and it is something I would have noted immediately.

. I wanted to use the partitionsmanager to look at the partitions of my computer,

You don't need to use a live session to use Partition Manager, especially if you are just looking.

But in this case, just click Ok, without entering a password

This is strange for sure.

[skyfishgoo]

just hit ok

there is no password for a live USB.

[nicrnicr]

Thank you Snowhog, claydoh and skyfishgoo.
I wanted to see the partition before installing Kubuntu.
I will click on OK without giving any password.

[skyfishgoo]

also if you choose the manual or "something else" method in the installer you will get a partition manager like view of all your disks ... i always use this method rather than trust the installer to know where i want to put linux.