This happens because the DBus call to the Policykit agent uses the default DBus timeout (10 seconds I think). The applications shouldn't assume they will get a response within 10 seconds, as the response only arrives after the user typed in their password.
I can't confirm the other behaviour you describe though. For me, just closing the Policykit authentication dialog and clicking Unlock again to open a new one works for me, without having to close the application. After looking through the code, I see no reason why this wouldn't work for you. ** Changed in: gnome-system-tools (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium -- Users and Groups tool fails to authenticate. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/349361 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
