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and subject line Re: Bug#658934: [apper] "Failed to obtain authentication."
when trying to remove manipulate packages without launching as root
has caused the Debian Bug report #658934,
regarding [apper] "Failed to obtain authentication." when trying to remove
manipulate packages without launching as root
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658934: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=658934
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--- Begin Message ---
Package: apper
Version: 0.7.0-1
Severity: important
Contrary to other package managers like Synaptic, apper launches a
process owned by the user without asking for root authentication. This
has advantages, but requires to prompt for credentials when trying to
manipulate packages (for example, when installing or removing a package).
Apparently, apper does not do that. Unless apper is run as root,
manipulation attempts fail with
You have failed to provide correct authentication.
Please check any passwords or account settings.
Failed to obtain authentication.
A workaround is to run apper with kdesu. However, this didn't work the
first time I tried it (the window came up grey). I'm not sure why, but
it's working now (after starting it with sux).
--- System information. ---
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux 3.1.0-1-amd64
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
990 testing security.debian.org
990 testing ftp.ca.debian.org
500 unstable ftp.ca.debian.org
1 experimental ftp.ca.debian.org
--- Package information. ---
Depends (Version) | Installed
============================================-+-=====================
packagekit (>= 0.6.18) | 0.7.1-2
kdebase-runtime | 4:4.6.5-1+b1
libc6 (>= 2.1.3) | 2.13-24
libdebconf-kde0 (>= 0.1+git20101209) | 0.1+git20110702-1
libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1) | 1:4.6.2-12
libkcmutils4 (>= 4:4.6.0) | 4:4.6.5-2+b1
libkdecore5 (>= 4:4.6.0) | 4:4.6.5-2+b1
libkdeui5 (>= 4:4.6.0) | 4:4.6.5-2+b1
libkemoticons4 (>= 4:4.6.0) | 4:4.6.5-2+b1
libkidletime4 (>= 4:4.6.0) | 4:4.6.5-2+b1
libkio5 (>= 4:4.6.0) | 4:4.6.5-2+b1
libkprintutils4 (>= 4:4.6.0) | 4:4.6.5-2+b1
libkutils4 | 4:4.6.5-2+b1
libpackagekit-qt2-2 | 0.7.1-2
libqt4-dbus (>= 4:4.6.1) | 4:4.7.4-2
libqt4-network (>= 4:4.5.3) | 4:4.7.4-2
libqt4-sql (>= 4:4.5.3) | 4:4.7.4-2
libqt4-svg (>= 4:4.5.3) | 4:4.7.4-2
libqt4-xml (>= 4:4.5.3) | 4:4.7.4-2
libqt4-xmlpatterns (>= 4:4.5.3) | 4:4.7.4-2
libqtcore4 (>= 4:4.7.0~beta1) | 4:4.7.4-2
libqtgui4 (>= 4:4.6.2) | 4:4.7.4-2
libsolid4 (>= 4:4.6.0) | 4:4.6.5-2+b1
libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1) | 4.6.2-12
Recommends (Version) | Installed
======================================-+-===========
app-install-data | 2010.11.17
software-properties-kde | 0.76.7debian2+nmu2
Suggests (Version) | Installed
=================================-+-===========
debconf-kde-helper |
--- End Message ---
--- Begin Message ---
Okay. This might be a problem in the KDE metapackage, which should
ship the Polkit agent.
To make sure that it is installed in next releases, I'll make Apper
recommend it.
Cheers,
Matthias
2012/2/19 Filipus Klutiero <[email protected]>:
> retitle 658934 "Failed to obtain authentication." when trying to manipulate
> packages without launching as root if no PolKit agent is running
> thanks
>
> Hi Matthias,
>
>
> On 2012-02-15 14:15, Matthias Klumpp wrote:
>>
>> severity 658934 minor
>> stop
>>
>> Hi!
>> You need to have polkit-kde running to make use of this... Can you
>> check if it is running? And if not, usually a restart (or
>> logout-login) should do it.
>> This problem is typical for not having a PolKit agent installed& running
>> :P
>> Regards,
>> Matthias
>
>
> It must not have been running. apper is working fine as my user now.
> Rebooting must have fixed it.
> Thanks
>
>
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