Bug 80549

Summary: useless error message when prompting for root password under X
Product: [Retired] Red Hat Linux Reporter: Féliciano Matias <feliciano.matias>
Component: pamAssignee: Nalin Dahyabhai <nalin>
Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE QA Contact: Jay Turner <jturner>
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Description Féliciano Matias 2002-12-27 20:56:51 UTC
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Description of problem:
When clicking "cancel" in the popup querying root password, you get the
following error message :
- "the password you typed is invalid. Please try again".

This is useless since you chose the "cancel" button.

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How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. lauch redhat-config-service with the menu <redhat><server setting><services>
2. click "cancel" in the popup querying root password.
    


Actual Results:  useless error message.

Expected Results:  no error message.

Comment 1 Charles 2003-02-26 03:25:16 UTC
This still exists in Phoebe 3.  Launch any redhat-config gui tool from Red Hat
Menu > System Settings or Red Hat Menu > System Tools, password dialog appears.
 Click "Cancel" and you get the invalid password error.  It should just cancel
w/o any error message.

Comment 2 Féliciano Matias 2004-03-05 18:34:08 UTC
Fixe in Fedora core 1.