gksu doesn't work on new install

graysky · 2010-12-09 21:24:19

Anyone?

$ gksu gparted
Failed to obtain xauth key: xauth binary not found at usual locations

Here's the log:

/var/log/auth.log

Dec  9 16:48:47 localhost sudo: pam_unix(sudo:auth): authentication failure; logname=username uid=0 euid=0 tty=/dev/pts/0 ruser=username rhost=  user=username
Dec  9 16:48:49 localhost sudo: pam_unix(sudo:auth): conversation failed
Dec  9 16:48:49 localhost sudo: pam_unix(sudo:auth): auth could not identify password for [username]
Dec  9 16:48:49 localhost sudo:  username : pam_authenticate: Conversation error ; TTY=pts/0 ; PWD=/home/username ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/sbin/gparted
Dec  9 16:49:38 localhost su: pam_unix(su:session): session opened for user root by username(uid=1000)

Last edited by graysky (2010-12-09 21:50:49)

graysky · 2010-12-09 22:08:04

$ gksu gparted
Failed to obtain xauth key: xauth binary not found at usual locations

$ pacman -Ss xauth
extra/xorg-xauth 1.0.4-1
    X.Org authorization settings program

$ sudo pacman -S xauth

Now everything works... why didn't pacman tell me that I needed xauth when I install gksu?

Awebb · 2010-12-09 23:42:45

xorg-xauth is a dependency of xorg-xinit which is in the xorg group. Maybe they never thought someone would install Xorg another way.

graysky · 2010-12-09 23:45:31

Odd... I installed xorg group in its entirely or so I though...

anonymous_user · 2010-12-09 23:52:48

BTW there is a bug about this:

https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/20940

graysky · 2010-12-09 23:54:51

@au - nice, thanks.

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#1 2010-12-09 21:24:19

gksu doesn't work on new install

#2 2010-12-09 22:08:04

Re: gksu doesn't work on new install

#3 2010-12-09 23:42:45

Re: gksu doesn't work on new install

#4 2010-12-09 23:45:31

Re: gksu doesn't work on new install

#5 2010-12-09 23:52:48

Re: gksu doesn't work on new install

#6 2010-12-09 23:54:51

Re: gksu doesn't work on new install

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