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din_vl

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Registered: 2008-01-30

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"system-administration" programs blocked?

Hi.
I have arch with gnome.
Have a problem with system->administration programs.(network,services,shared folders.....etc)
When i try to run any program inside it i got:

The configuration could not be loaded
You are not allowed to access the system configuration.

I think it should ask me for admin password but it doesn't.
Any one knows how to fix it?

Thanks.

mcmillan

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Registered: 2006-04-06

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Re: "system-administration" programs blocked?

The package with the authorization would be gksu, maybe double check to be sure it got installed. If it is you should be able to bring up a dialog with the command gksu and you should be able run commands with gksu [command].  If that's not working post any error messages it gives.

din_vl

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Registered: 2008-01-30

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Re: "system-administration" programs blocked?

Hi, mcmillan

pacman -Q | grep gksu
gksu 2.0.0-2
libgksu 2.0.5-1

gksu
No protocol specified
(gksu:7858): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0.0

Thanks

din_vl

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Registered: 2008-01-30

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Re: "system-administration" programs blocked?

OK. I did:
$: xhost + 
#: services-adminit opening "services" but it is empty.
     also running users-admin (users and groups) - the same. The window opens empty.

Last edited by din_vl (2008-02-08 08:01:24)

pyther

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Registered: 2008-01-21

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Re: "system-administration" programs blocked?

you need to do gksu <application name>

are you part of the wheel group?

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B-Con

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Re: "system-administration" programs blocked?

This problem is pretty common.

http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=42910

Didn't find any solution there either.

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din_vl

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Registered: 2008-01-30

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Re: "system-administration" programs blocked?

Thanks for reply.
I did some research and installed arch again. It was easyer this time

The true is i have now only "Login windows" in system->administration folder.
If i run it it ask me admin password and opens ok!
But! , how i install all administrator programs into this folder? Its empty ...

Thanks.

B-Con

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Re: "system-administration" programs blocked?

The package with time, user+goup, etc administration is "gnome-system-tools".

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din_vl

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Registered: 2008-01-30

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Re: "system-administration" programs blocked?

B-Con, thanks.
Afer installing it i have system tools but have
the first problem:

The configuration could not be loaded
You are not allowed to access the system configuration.
a
gksu users-admin

"(users-admin:7560): Liboobs-WARNING **: There was an unknown error communicating with the backends: Message did not receive a reply (timeout by message bus)"

- and the program did opens, but empty!

gksu "services-admin" - program of services opening but it have nothing inside.
Only empty window.

Another thing. I tried to put link to "UsersandGroups" to desktop and "run as administrator" and
got Bug reporting tool. So or it give me a bug or it opens with gksu and it empty

Last edited by din_vl (2008-02-09 08:40:32)

SpookyET

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Registered: 2008-01-27

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Re: "system-administration" programs blocked?

Fix: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php? … 54#p328354

din_vl

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Registered: 2008-01-30

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Re: "system-administration" programs blocked?

SpookyET, thanks.