I see. So perhaps the error message could be improved. Something like "Cannot read ~/.Xauthority" might give the user a hint about the problem.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to policykit-1 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/938792 Title: starting gparted with pkexec fails with /home via NFS Status in “gparted” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in “policykit-1” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: oneiric Starting gparted with "gparted-pkexec" fails with "No protocol specified (gpartedbin:4076): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :1" This means gparted cannot be started from the unity dash. Starting with "gksudo gparted" works fine. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: gparted 0.8.1-1ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-16.28-generic 3.0.17 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-16-generic i686 ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4 Architecture: i386 Date: Wed Feb 22 17:19:30 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007) SourcePackage: gparted UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-14 (130 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gparted/+bug/938792/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
