Description of problem: When adding/removing package using GUI, no dialog appears to authenticate and no action is allowed. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): XFCE Desktop 4.8 How reproducible: Add or remove package using GUI. Modify Firewall using GUI. Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. Actual results: "Authorization Failed" message appears and cannot add/remove package, modify firewall, etc. Expected results: Additional info:
Not a PackageKit issue, re-assigning to something more valid.
How did you install Xfce ? what does: 'rpm -qa | grep polkit' output?
(In reply to comment #2) > How did you install Xfce ? > > what does: 'rpm -qa | grep polkit' output? I installed XFCE using the F15 Beta candidate "Feora-15-Beta-x86_64-Live-XFCE.iso " Here's the output of $ rpm -qa grep polkit polkit-0.101-4.fc15.x86_64 grep-2.7-4.fc15.x86_64 Thanks for looking into this issue.
if you do a: yum install polkit-gnome does it start working as expected?
No, not working. I have had polkit-gnome installed. $ rpm -q polkit-gnome polkit-gnome-0.101-1.fc15.x86_64
I can reproduce this bug using the same Feora-15-Beta-x86_64-Live-XFCE.iso (though from the live environment, not installed). Trying to modify the firewall with system-config-firewall brings up the following error: org.fedoraproject.slip.dbus.service.PolKit.NotAuthorizedException.org.fedoraproject.config.firewall.auth The same bug also seems to be preventing me from mounting installed partitions. polkit-gnome and gnome-keyring are both installed, and the gnome-keyring daemon is running. Nathan
I use Xfce on Fedora 15. I use system-config-firewall, I get error message: "org.fedoraproject.slip.dbus.service.PolKit.NotAuthorizedException.org.fedoraproject.config.firewall.auth:" If I use system-config-firewall tool on root account (su -c system-config-firewall), work it. (Sorry my very poor english. :( )
Could folks try switching to gdm from lxdm? The nightlys starting tonight should have gdm instead, if you have an installed system doing a 'yum install gdm' and then moving /etc/sysconfig/desktop aside should get you gdm on boot. I'd like to see if this problem persists with gdm...
(In reply to comment #8) > Could folks try switching to gdm from lxdm? > > The nightlys starting tonight should have gdm instead, if you have an installed > system doing a 'yum install gdm' and then moving /etc/sysconfig/desktop aside > should get you gdm on boot. > > I'd like to see if this problem persists with gdm... The problem persists with gdm. I installed gdm and renamed /etc/sysconfig/desktop to desktop_old. On reboot, I got gdm at login (it was the Gnome 3 login splash screen). But the problem with packagekit and firewall remained. Thanks for continuing to work on this problem.
I use gdm, too. system-config-firewall work only if I started from root terminal.
This is the result of http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/devel-announce/2011-February/000758.html, thus we need to ship a desktop file to start polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1. Fixed package is building now.
xfce4-session-4.8.1-4.fc15 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 15. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/xfce4-session-4.8.1-4.fc15
xfce4-session-4.8.1-4.fc15 work correctly. Firewall GUI, virtual machine manager work. Thank you! :)
Package xfce4-session-4.8.1-4.fc15: * should fix your issue, * was pushed to the Fedora 15 testing repository, * should be available at your local mirror within two days. Update it with: # su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing xfce4-session-4.8.1-4.fc15' as soon as you are able to. Please go to the following url: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/xfce4-session-4.8.1-4.fc15 then log in and leave karma (feedback).
(In reply to comment #14) > Package xfce4-session-4.8.1-4.fc15: > * should fix your issue, > * was pushed to the Fedora 15 testing repository, > * should be available at your local mirror within two days. > Update it with: > # su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing xfce4-session-4.8.1-4.fc15' > as soon as you are able to. The authentication agent now starts when using firewall and add/remove software. However, I get SE Linux errors when changing firewall settings, No such errors when I use "sudo system-config-firewall" from command line. No problems with add/remove packagekit application. Thank you. Do I still need to use gdm?
Please report the selinux errors in a new bug against selinux-policy. lxdm might well work ok now, you could try it and see. Thanks.
(In reply to comment #16) > Please report the selinux errors in a new bug against selinux-policy. Will do so. > lxdm might well work ok now, you could try it and see. Yes, lxdm works fine. Thanks for all of your help.
xfce4-session-4.8.1-4.fc15 has been pushed to the Fedora 15 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
Fedora 16 x86_64,Xfce desktop has the same problem.
It should't. How did you install Xfce? The Xfce spin does not have this problem. Please give me the output of: $ ps aux | grtep polkit $ rpm | grep polkit $ cat ~/.config/autostart/xfce-polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1.desktop Thanks!
I have discovered that if you choose the classic gnome screen with compiz then you do not get an authentication screen and update software fails. I run fedora 16 and prefer the classic screen. My fix is that at login I choose the gnome 3 screen and do my software updates then log out and go to my classic screen. I found the equivalent file mentioned in comment 20 so it appears that if you fail to start gnome 3 and fallback to a classic screen then the authentication is started, but if you choose the classic screen then it does not.