[Bug 187335] Re: Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate
I've had same problem. Running Ubuntu 9.04, policykit 0.9-2ubuntu1, dbus 1.2.12-0ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu was installed as guest system in VirtualBox, then transfered to a real-world machine, leaving VirtualBox add-on kernel modules installed. Because of missing VirtualBox host system, addon kernel modules didn't start on boot, resulting in no creation of home folder for vboxadd user. This triger error 'Unable to lookup session information for process' on system tools authentication. Solution: Delete vboxadd user if you don't need it anymore or add /nonexistent for homedir as suggested in https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/232278 Note that users with missing homedir, will also triger dbus error when Nautilus try to automount NTFS partition. -- Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/187335 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 187335] Re: Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate
nadrimajstor: the problem with empty home dir field has nothing to do with the present report. To me, that's bug 316667, which will be fix very soon in Karmic. The present bug is not very clear to me, and it may be fixed by the move to PolicyKit1 in Karmic. Could somebody confirm it can be seen in Karmic BTW? -- Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/187335 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 187335] Re: Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate
Go to synaptic or apt-get and then install policykit-gnome and libpolkit-gnome0 Fixed my problem. But then I too am running Debian ... -- Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/187335 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 187335] Re: Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate
What solved the issue for me has been: 1. Purge policykit (please note that this will remove ubuntu-desktop as well) from Synaptics 2. As Ubuntu-desktop has been removed I had to manually reconnect to the LAN (the network manager applet has been removed as well) 3. Reinstall ubuntu-desktop 4. Reboot the machine -- Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/187335 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 187335] Re: Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate
Josh, I tried this on my ubuntu and it didn't change a thing. Fabien -- Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/187335 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 187335] Re: Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate
I was hitting the same problem in Debian. So it's how I have fixed it: Go to synaptic or apt-get and then install policykit-gnome and libpolkit-gnome0 Please, comment if this fixed your problems. -- Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/187335 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 187335] Re: Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate
Using Ubuntu 8.10 32 bits fully updated/upgraded i have this issue if i try to set date and time option using the menu System → Administration → Date and time Thank you -- Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/187335 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 187335] Re: Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate
I believe this is a dbus issue, and it went away when I increased the number of connections allowed by dbus. To do this, create the file /etc/dbus-1/system-local.conf and add to it: !DOCTYPE busconfig PUBLIC -//freedesktop//DTD D-BUS Bus Configuration 1.0//EN http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/dbus/1.0/busconfig.dtd; busconfig limit name=max_connections_per_user256/limit /busconfig Save and restart. -- Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/187335 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 187335] Re: Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate
In response to Gilbert Mendoza's post regarding to Martin Pitt's solution about editing the policy, if you are having issues modifying the policy open a terminal window and type the following sudo polkit- gnome-authorization, then edit the policy listed above and the unlock buttons will work from a remote location. I just did it on my machine and I have a windows session running via Xnest. -- Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/187335 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 187335] Re: Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate
I just installed Ubuntu 8.10 desktop as a guest on a vmware server 2.0 running on CentOS. Seems that this problem still exists, unfortunately I won't be able to connect locally to verify that remote connection is in fact the culprit. Any solutions for this problem? -- Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/187335 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 187335] Re: Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate
same here with intrepid, i reinstalled policykit and gnome-system-tools, but no luck, with a normal user i cannot unlock the panel -- Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/187335 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 187335] Re: Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate
Hi all, i have the same problem under 8.10 Alpha 6. with users-admin under root-rights, i can't unlock. best wishes -- Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/187335 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 187335] Re: Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate
Fresh install of 8.04.1, and I randomly see this error without any remote anything. Sometimes the error appears, and other times it works, with no rhyme or reason, except that it fails more consistently when I click and type more slowly. -- Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/187335 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 187335] Re: Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate
Folks... for those of you trying to remotely run applications and are not presented with the unlock option, Martin Pitt came up with the solution in another bug report. [1] System - Administration - Authorizations - org, freedesktop, systemtoolsbackends, Manage system configuration. Modify the Implicit Authorizations with the Edit button, and change the Anyone value to Admin Authentication. (Screenshot attached) I am now able to unlock tools managed by policy kit remotely (e.g. SSH forwarding, NX, etc). [1] https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/183673 ** Attachment added: Screenshot-Authorizations.png http://launchpadlibrarian.net/15760104/Screenshot-Authorizations.png -- Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/187335 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 187335] Re: Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate
Sorry folks... I misspoke. NoMachine does not work for me either. I'm still investigating. A cheesy workround until then is to ssh -XC localhost from the NoMachine session. -- Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/187335 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 187335] Re: Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate
Yeah I think I'm hitting this too. Also a vanilla Ubuntu Desktop 8.04 install. If I ssh -X in, users-admin fails with the Unable to lookup session information error. This worked fine from Dapper through to Feisty (ie pre-policy kit mess). If it helps: % polkit-auth --show-obtainable % ck-list-sessions % ^ Both of them return nothing at all! (in the ssh session) -- Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/187335 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 187335] Re: Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate
Just ran into this bug. Clean installation of Ubuntu Desktop 8.04. Running users-admin from console works as expected. Running users-admin or sudo users-admin from remote connection (e.g. ssh X11 forwarding, NXClient, etc) does not allow administrative access to unlock the tool. The error given is: ** (users-admin:9673): CRITICAL **: Unable to lookup session information for process '9673' -- Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/187335 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 187335] Re: Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate
I have the same problem here. When I log in to the pc, everything seems to be working fine. However, when i log in from elsewhere, using vnc, there are many things not working. Like the unlock button. -- Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/187335 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 187335] Re: Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate
Hi, I'd like to note it's related to bug #227383, thanks. -- Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/187335 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 187335] Re: Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate
I'm having the same problem. Sometimes when I click unlock, nothing happens, and sometimes it gives me the error message about an unknown error occurring. I was already in the admin group, but I added myself to the polkitusers group and I'm still having the problem. I'm not sure if it matters, but when I upgraded I had a lot of errors in dbus but it said it was OK because there was an upgrade in progress. Then the first boot had a lot of program crashes, but after that everything seemed fine. So perhaps this could be a dbus issue? -- Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/187335 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 187335] Re: Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate
I had the same problem. I run 8.04 upgraded from 7.10 on a laptop with an attached screen. Two instances of gnome (no xinerama). After checking that I had my account added to /etc/group to admin and polkitusers groups and reconfiguring the package i discovered that the button actually did work, however only on the laptop-screen. If I start an administrative tool on my laptop screen everything works fine, but if i try to do the same on the external screen i get an unexpected error. This really seems like a bug in whatever voodoo that handles policykit. Like it can't bind to the correct window manager or something. -- Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/187335 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 187335] Re: Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate
I can confirm that bug with Hardy Alpha 6 from alternate install. I was unable to use 'Unlock' button with fresh install and it still doesn't work for me with all available updates installed. When I click 'Unlock' button it hangs for some time and then displays Could not authenticate error message. Here's the output from terminal: $ users-admin ** (users-admin:7549): CRITICAL **: Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken. -- Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/187335 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 187335] Re: Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate
Looks like I found the solution. I added my regular user to 'admin' group and restarted the system. After that I'm able to use the 'Unlock' button and other features like proprietary driver management are working now too. It means that regular user wasn't included in 'admin' group by default in Hardy Alpha 6 alternate install. -- Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/187335 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 187335] Re: Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate
Well, it does not occur in a fresh install of Hardy Alpha 5, if there's anything else I need to do, just tell me. -- Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/187335 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 187335] Re: Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate
Hi there do you still experience this issue? Thanks -- Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/187335 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 187335] Re: Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate
dbus is running, I ran dbus-monitor and ps x | grep dbus. dbus- monitor outputs nothing when I click on Unlock, though it does upon launch and close of the apps. I'm attaching the output of these. ** Attachment added: dbus.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/11672575/dbus.txt -- Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/187335 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 187335] Re: Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate
I'm sorry, this is the first time I've tried to report a bug... I thought this would automactically be assigned to Hardy. Also I forgot important details. This occurs in Hardy Alpha 3 with the latest update. The version of gnome-system-utils is 2.21.5.1-0ubuntu1 and also I'm using Xubuntu. -- Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/187335 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 187335] Re: Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate
Thanks for your report, It sounds like a broken dbus session, can you look if dbus is running? ** Changed in: gnome-system-tools (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided = Low Assignee: (unassigned) = Ubuntu Desktop Bugs (desktop-bugs) Status: New = Incomplete -- Unlock button throws an error, doesn't authenticate https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/187335 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
