[opensuse-kde] kdesu does not work
Hi there, when I try to run a command as root within my KDE session, kdesu does not work, it simply does not do anything. I invoke this command: kdesu -u root -c /sbin/yast2 But, nothing, happens, no error message, nothing. The same happens with xdg-su, xdg-su -u root -c /sbin/yast2 does nothing, no error message, just nothing. What could be broken there? Malte -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kde+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-kde+owner@opensuse.org
* Malte Gell
Hi there,
when I try to run a command as root within my KDE session, kdesu does not work, it simply does not do anything.
I invoke this command: kdesu -u root -c /sbin/yast2
But, nothing, happens, no error message, nothing.
The same happens with xdg-su, xdg-su -u root -c /sbin/yast2 does nothing, no error message, just nothing.
both work here, openSUSE Tw what happens when you su to root in a terminal and run /sbin/yast2 or can you even su to root? can you start *anything* as root? could you ever run the commands you site?
What could be broken there?
?? -- (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA @ptilopteri http://en.opensuse.org openSUSE Community Member facebook/ptilopteri http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://linuxcounter.net -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kde+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-kde+owner@opensuse.org
Am 26.02.2014 13:48, schrieb Patrick Shanahan:
what happens when you su to root in a terminal and run /sbin/yast2 or can you even su to root?
su works, I can su to root and run yast2 without problems...
can you start *anything* as root?
Yes, I can use su in konsole.
could you ever run the commands you site?
I had this issue some time ago with openSUSE 12.3, I think I logged off KDE, logged in again and the problem was gone. The issue occured again a few days ago. At the weekend I installed openSUSE 13.1 and kdesu just worked. Yesterday it stopped working. Malte -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kde+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-kde+owner@opensuse.org
* Malte Gell
Am 26.02.2014 13:48, schrieb Patrick Shanahan:
what happens when you su to root in a terminal and run /sbin/yast2 or can you even su to root?
su works, I can su to root and run yast2 without problems...
can you start *anything* as root?
Yes, I can use su in konsole.
could you ever run the commands you site?
I had this issue some time ago with openSUSE 12.3, I think I logged off KDE, logged in again and the problem was gone. The issue occured again a few days ago. At the weekend I installed openSUSE 13.1 and kdesu just worked. Yesterday it stopped working.
So you logged out and back in to test ?? You tried in konsole and xterm: su - and then: yast2 Honestly, when you have succeeded before and offer that information, why wouldn't you try again or at least report that it didn't work. All pertinent information narrows the problem. -- (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA @ptilopteri http://en.opensuse.org openSUSE Community Member facebook/ptilopteri http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://linuxcounter.net -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kde+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-kde+owner@opensuse.org
On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 7:32 PM, Patrick Shanahan wrote:
* Malte Gell
[02-26-14 11:42]: Am 26.02.2014 13:48, schrieb Patrick Shanahan:
what happens when you su to root in a terminal and run /sbin/yast2 or can you even su to root?
su works, I can su to root and run yast2 without problems...
can you start *anything* as root?
Yes, I can use su in konsole.
could you ever run the commands you site?
I had this issue some time ago with openSUSE 12.3, I think I logged off KDE, logged in again and the problem was gone. The issue occured again a few days ago. At the weekend I installed openSUSE 13.1 and kdesu just worked. Yesterday it stopped working.
So you logged out and back in to test ??
You tried in konsole and xterm: su - and then: yast2
Honestly, when you have succeeded before and offer that information, why wouldn't you try again or at least report that it didn't work. All pertinent information narrows the problem.
All of which makes me think... KDE was updated in the regular security/patch updates and was not restarted (either logout/login or system restart... either works). If KDE is updated without restarting the window manager, lots of little odd things start to happen like kdesu won't work, or file picker dialogs won't open in KDE apps. C -- openSUSE 13.1 x86_64, KDE 4.12 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kde+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-kde+owner@opensuse.org
Malte Gell
Hi there,
when I try to run a command as root within my KDE session, kdesu does not work, it simply does not do anything.
I invoke this command: kdesu -u root -c /sbin/yast2
But, nothing, happens, no error message, nothing.
The same happens with xdg-su, xdg-su -u root -c /sbin/yast2 does nothing, no error message, just nothing.
What could be broken there?
Malte
Hello. If console emulator is used and nothing will happed try to run it via krunner (Alt+F2). -- Best regards, Dmitriy DA(P).DarkneSS Perlow @ Linux x64 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kde+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-kde+owner@opensuse.org
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