Re: Configuring polkit-gnome-authorization without a root password

2009-08-11 Thread Michael Biebl
louish wrote: On 8/9/09, Michael wrote: (Sorry for the delayed reply.) LH wrote: What changes do I need to make to my Debian setup that would allow me to configure Authorizations without an explicit root password. I know http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=536490 That

Re: Configuring polkit-gnome-authorization without a root password

2009-08-10 Thread louish
On 8/9/09, Michael wrote: (Sorry for the delayed reply.) LH wrote: What changes do I need to make to my Debian setup that would allow me to configure Authorizations without an explicit root password. I know http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=536490 That appears to solve the

Re: Configuring polkit-gnome-authorization without a root password

2009-08-08 Thread Michael Biebl
Louis Housman wrote: What changes do I need to make to my Debian setup that would allow me to configure Authorizations without an explicit root password. I know http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=536490 -- Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the

Configuring polkit-gnome-authorization without a root password

2009-08-07 Thread Louis Housman
I've configured my Debian for Ubuntu (and Mac)-style system administration, which means basically having the root account locked (no password). I do all the root tasks via sudo or the graphical gksudo front end. However, I seem unable to configure System / Authorizations

Re: Configuring polkit-gnome-authorization without a root password

2009-08-07 Thread Ron Johnson
On 2009-08-07 08:41, Louis Housman wrote: I've configured my Debian for Ubuntu (and Mac)-style system administration, which means basically having the root account locked (no password). I do all the root tasks via sudo or the graphical gksudo front end. However, I seem unable to configure

Re: Configuring polkit-gnome-authorization without a root password

2009-08-07 Thread Louis Housman
On 8/8/09, Ron Johnson wrote: On 2009-08-07 08:41, Louis Housman wrote: [...] Serious, not-flippant response: if you like the Ubuntu Way, why not install Ubuntu instead of Debian? One reason: Debian unstable. 2nd Reason: Debian does boot faster. Main reason for my question is that all I