Here an strace attach $ strace -o time-admin.strace time-asmin in which the only error I see (my be an normal condition) is an resource unavailable reading /'var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket'
$? == 255 time-admin.strace lines 1426-1446/5790 byte 103094/403277 25% $ gksudo time-admin works but display warning messages (time-admin:16141): GnomeUI-WARNING **: While connecting to session manager: Authentication Rejected, reason : None of the authentication protocols specified are supported and host-based authentication failed. --------- /usr/share/menu/gnome-system-tools does not has gksudo ?package(gnome-system-tools):needs="X11" section="Apps/System"\ hints="Time"\ title="Time Admin" command="/usr/bin/time-admin"\ icon="/usr/share/gnome-system-tools/pixmaps/time.xpm" packages which works like firestarter does has gksudo $ cat firestarter ?package(firestarter):needs="X11" section="Apps/Net" \ title="Firestarter" command="gksudo /usr/sbin/firestarter" \ icon="/usr/share/pixmaps/firestarter.xpm" ** Attachment added: "$ strace -o time-admin.strace time-asmin; gzip time-admin.strace" http://librarian.launchpad.net/4936148/time-admin.strace.gz -- Dapper -> 6.10 breake gksudo and then some System/Adminsitrations options aren't availables https://launchpad.net/bugs/67803 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
