PolicyKit is meant to make it so that you don't have to run gksu before launching the apps, you can get permission afterward; however, that it makes it impossible to run it from gksu (and still be usable) is, in my opinion, a bug. If you run it from the menu, the Unlock button makes perfect sense.
-- Administrative tools with PolicyKit's "Unlock" button remain locked (with Unlock button disabled) when run as root https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/272400 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
