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#1 2009-09-15 02:09:25
- msmail000
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How to prompt for root/sudo credentials with Gnome
With other distros like Ubuntu, Gnome prompts for root/sudo authentication whenever applications like Gnome services are run from the Desktop menu. How do you enable that feature in Arch? I have tried different variations of gksude -u root, gksudo -S.... Nothing seems to work.
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#2 2009-09-15 03:34:13
- x33a
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Re: How to prompt for root/sudo credentials with Gnome
firstly you need to have sudo and gksudo installed (if you haven't already).
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#3 2009-09-15 03:45:56
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Re: How to prompt for root/sudo credentials with Gnome
Install sudo and gksudo, then prefix the commands you want with gksu or gksudo IF YOU ARE IN THE SUDOERS FILE.
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#4 2009-09-15 05:53:42
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Re: How to prompt for root/sudo credentials with Gnome
I have gksu installed... my user id is in the sudoers file "username ALL=(ALL) ALL". I execute gksu services-admin. I am prompted for the password. The Services window appears and the Unlock button is active. When I depress the Unlock button, nothing happens, all of the available services remain unselectible.
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#5 2009-09-15 06:04:23
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Re: How to prompt for root/sudo credentials with Gnome
Are you also a member of the stb-admin group?
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#6 2009-09-15 06:21:04
- msmail000
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Re: How to prompt for root/sudo credentials with Gnome
I added myself to the stb-admin group, logged out and logged back on.... same behavior, the unlock button does not do anything.
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#7 2009-09-15 07:49:12
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Re: How to prompt for root/sudo credentials with Gnome
The other thing to check is if the stb daemon is running.
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#8 2009-09-16 00:17:29
- jeff story
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Re: How to prompt for root/sudo credentials with Gnome
This link may help......
I had issues with sudo. gksu, gksudo, etc until I managed to get everything configured correctly.
Check out my website for info on the Arch Linux Installer
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#9 2009-09-16 23:44:25
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Re: How to prompt for root/sudo credentials with Gnome
I have gksu installed... my user id is in the sudoers file "username ALL=(ALL) ALL". I execute gksu services-admin. I am prompted for the password. The Services window appears and the Unlock button is active. When I depress the Unlock button, nothing happens, all of the available services remain unselectible.
Yeah, that's a known issue with the system tools. No bug report filed for it, though, I don't think. The buttons/services should work properly, though, if you were to try through a regular user and then unlocking after that.
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