Version-Release number of selected component: cinnamon-settings-1.6.7-2.fc18 Additional info: cmdline: python /usr/share/cinnamon-settings/cinnamon-settings.py dso_list: dbus-python-1.1.1-1.fc18.x86_64 executable: /usr/share/cinnamon-settings/cinnamon-settings.py kernel: 3.7.2-204.fc18.x86_64 uid: 1000 Truncated backtrace: connection.py:651:call_blocking:DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.AccessDenied: Operation not permitted Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/share/cinnamon-settings/cinnamon-settings.py", line 2322, in on_city_changed self.date_time_wrapper.set_timezone(self.selected_region+"/"+self.selected_city) File "/usr/share/cinnamon-settings/cinnamon-settings.py", line 237, in set_timezone return self.dbus_iface.SetTimezone(tz, True) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 145, in __call__ **keywords) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/dbus/connection.py", line 651, in call_blocking message, timeout) DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.AccessDenied: Operation not permitted Local variables in innermost frame: byte_arrays: False self: <dbus._dbus.SystemBus (system) at 0x177a470> args: ('America/Adak', True) object_path: '/org/freedesktop/timedate1' signature: u'sb' bus_name: dbus.UTF8String(':1.162') get_args_opts: {'byte_arrays': False, 'utf8_strings': False} timeout: -1.0 kwargs: {} dbus_interface: 'org.freedesktop.timedate1' message: <dbus.lowlevel.MethodCallMessage path: /org/freedesktop/timedate1, iface: org.freedesktop.timedate1, member: SetTimezone dest: :1.162> method: 'SetTimezone'
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Happened when trying to change time zone. I entered the wrong password for root the first time.
As there are no steps to reproduce I'm closing this report as there's insufficient info provided by the user.
Please reopen. The following steps work: open cinnamon-settings as a non-proviledged user, try to chnage time zone, when prompt for a root password enter an incorrect one.
$ python /usr/share/cinnamon-settings/cinnamon-settings.py /usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/gobject/constants.py:24: Warning: g_boxed_type_register_static: assertion `g_type_from_name (name) == 0' failed import gobject._gobject Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/share/cinnamon-settings/cinnamon-settings.py", line 2322, in on_city_changed self.date_time_wrapper.set_timezone(self.selected_region+"/"+self.selected_city) File "/usr/share/cinnamon-settings/cinnamon-settings.py", line 237, in set_timezone return self.dbus_iface.SetTimezone(tz, True) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 145, in __call__ **keywords) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/dbus/connection.py", line 651, in call_blocking message, timeout) dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.AccessDenied: Operation not permitted Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/share/cinnamon-settings/cinnamon-settings.py", line 1935, in on_my_value_changed self.date_time_wrapper.set_using_ntp(self.get_active()) File "/usr/share/cinnamon-settings/cinnamon-settings.py", line 249, in set_using_ntp return self.dbus_iface.SetNTP(usingNtp, True) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 145, in __call__ **keywords) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/dbus/connection.py", line 651, in call_blocking message, timeout) dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.AccessDenied: Operation not permitted