Description of problem: When attempting to install or uninstall software using Add/Remove Software, the following error occurs: Authorization failed You have failed to provide correct authentication. Please check any passwords or account settings. More Details Failed to obtain authentication. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Fedora 15. By the way, I am using classic gnome with compiz because gnome 3 is extremely buggy on my computer. How reproducible: Just try to add or remove any software from the Add/Remove Software under "System Tools" under "Applications." Steps to Reproduce (uninstalling): 1. Open Add/Remove Software. 2. Unclick software that is already installed and click apply. 3. Click "continue" in the window that appears for removing dependencies. Steps to Reproduce (installing): 1. Open Add/Remove Software. 2. Click software that you want to install and click apply. 3. Click "continue" in the window that appears for accepting dependent software. Actual results: A window appears with the exact words contained in "Description of Problem" above. Expected results: Software to be added or removed like it was in Fedora 14. Additional info:
I forgot to mention. In Fedora 14 I was prompted to input my root password. But in Fedora 15 I'm not asked to do this anymore.
I'm getting the same error-message from KPackageKit, using Fedora 14 with KDE rather than Gnome. I just upgraded my system from Fedora 13 with KDE to Fedora 14 with KDE. I can't update my system now, using KPackageKit, because when I try to install software I get the error message shown above: "Authorization failed. You have failed to provide correct authentication. Please check any passwords or account settings.". After I did the upgrade I had some problems with my network settings, because I'm not using "Network Manager" to manage my network settings. I'm using a static IP address, so my network settings may be unusual. I'm mentioning this because it may be relevant, it may be a network problem.
I got this bug just using default ethernet settings from 3 different locations, 2 wireless networks and one wired network.
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