Description of problem: The root user generally works by logging as ordinary user. In cases of need the root user does a "su root" or enters the root password when asked by gui tool system-config-services and carries out necessary configuration changes. Most of the time the system does not respond when the root user tries to use the graphical gui tool system-config-services. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Fedora-9-Beta-i386 How reproducible: Log in as root and run the gui tool from system-config-services from applications menu. Steps to Reproduce: 1.Log in as ordinary uses 2.Go to applications > services. 3.Press enter 4.If no response for about 20 seconds log out and re-login again as non root user and repeat steps 2 and 3 5. If no response try step 4 once again. 6. After two /three/four trials the system asks to enter root password. 7. Now necessary changes can be made. Actual results: Most of the times no response. Expected results: The system should have asked the non root user to enter root password on the first time itself since he does not has the required privilages. Additional info: Full system profile is at http://www/smolt.org/show?/uuid=pub_85955a62-7804- 46c3-9010-eb5cf098549a. No such problem was seen in F7 where every time the graphical GUI tool system- config-services was invoked by not root user, the system used to ask for root password. Once root password was entered necessary changes could be made.
I can't reproduce that. Would you please describe your environment in more detail? For instance you say that you start the tool by going to "applications > services" -- I'm using GNOME and the tool is at "System > Administration > Services", what desktop environment do you use?
I am sorry, there was some typing error as I had posted the bug from another machine since the machine running F-9-Beta was giving lots of problems. As you have rightly told the the tool is at "System > Administration > Services." and not "applications > services ". I am using Gnome. I did one yum update and now it is working fine. However the full gui window (Service Configuration )takes a lot more time to appear when compared to F-7 running on the same machine. Thanks for your help.
Changing version to '9' as part of upcoming Fedora 9 GA. More information and reason for this action is here: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers/HouseKeeping
Original issue resolved after update as per reporters notes. Please file a new bug report if the window is still taking an excessive amount of time to load.