Bug 115417

Summary:	administrator mode in system settings does'n work
Product:	[Unmaintained] systemsettings-kde3	Reporter:	Paolo Viccione <paoloviccione>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Unassigned bugs mailing-list <unassigned-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED UNMAINTAINED
Severity:	normal	CC:	adaptee, edfrancojr, facorread, Janecolman, jw.lists, sage_patrynxx
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	unspecified
OS:	Linux
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Description Paolo Viccione 2005-10-31 11:54:10 UTC

Version:           0.2 (using KDE 3.4.3, Kubuntu Package 4:3.4.3-0ubuntu1 )
Compiler:          Target: i486-linux-gnu
OS:                Linux (i686) release 2.6.14-686

when I enter in administrator mode for each entry in System Settings, such as "login manager" or "font installer", i come back as normal user. I enter the right password, but it seems not have effect.

Comment 1 cms01 2006-10-15 22:18:11 UTC

Yes, can confirm this, when in system setting for network, administrator mode does not work ( or open) a window to enter your root password.

Comment 2 Lee Bartholomew 2007-11-06 21:13:26 UTC

After daylight savings time I went to change the time back and discovered indeed I can't access administrator mode in system settings or thru the clock.  I enter the password it accepts it and I go back to user mode.

Comment 3 Fabio Correa 2008-01-22 17:30:28 UTC

Same problem with KDE 4.0.0 on Gentoo Linux with x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc-4.1.1. The "Administrator mode" button is not present in important settings like "Login Manager".

Comment 4 Edison Franco Junior 2008-01-30 22:27:18 UTC

"After daylight savings time I went to change the time back and discovered indeed I can't access administrator mode in system settings to enable the driver for the video card.  I enter the password it accepts it and I go back to user mode."

Comment 5 Sebastian Geiger 2008-03-11 05:47:20 UTC

I can confirm this,

bug after fresh install of Kubuntu 7.10 i368.
After clicking administrator mode button i only see a red frame appearing, then the windows is busy and goes back to as it was before.

Comment 6 Tom Schroeder 2008-03-11 14:52:14 UTC

Fresh install Kubuntu 7.10 (x86_64). Under system settings, when administrator mode button is clicked will intermittently be asked for password. Administrator mode not accessed with or without password. Get a brief red frame and then normal mode.

Comment 7 simon 2008-03-29 11:31:13 UTC

Have same problem with kubuntu 7.10 i cannot change login commands but my password is initially accepted

Comment 8 FiNeX 2008-11-13 23:12:08 UTC

*** Bug 147869 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 9 FiNeX 2008-12-31 14:21:37 UTC

*** Bug 115424 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 10 Jekyll Wu 2013-09-28 00:06:21 UTC

This systemsettings-kde3 from kubuntu has been unmaintained for many years.