Bug 157527

Summary:	When attempting to use administrator privileges login manager hangs. The message "loading..." appears on the screen but we go no where.
Product:	[Unmaintained] kcontrol	Reporter:	Bob McCreadie <mail>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Daniel Molkentin <molkentin>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	normal	CC:	ossi
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	unspecified
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Bob McCreadie 2008-02-09 15:58:22 UTC

Version:            (using 3.5.8-19.fc8 Fedora, Fedora release 8 (Werewolf))
Compiler:          Target: i386-redhat-linux
OS:                Linux (i686) release 2.6.23.14-115.fc8

The short description sums up my problem. I have tried making use of the administrators button several times, restarting my pc between attempts, but get the same message, "loading.." I am signed in as root when trying to use admin. priv.
\\\regards
Bob

Comment 1 Oswald Buddenhagen 2008-02-10 08:29:17 UTC

sounds familiar ...
this could be a launching problem with kdesu, some xembed problem in kcontrol or kdesu or whatever ...
do you get the root password entry dialog?

Comment 2 Ben Wilson 2008-02-20 04:39:24 UTC

I get the same thing on 3 separate installations of SUSE 10.3 kernel 2.6.22.17 w/KDE 3.5.7 "Release 72.6".  Versions tab in YAST says 3.5.7-87.5.

If I don't do any security upgrades and leave the fresh install from DVD, it works.  Either the second or third security update breaks it.

cheers,  ben

Comment 3 Ben Wilson 2008-02-20 04:42:35 UTC

I meant to also add that all components with an Adminstrator mode exhibit the same "feature" of a red framed gray panel displaying the message "Loading...."

Comment 4 Ismail Donmez 2008-02-20 08:07:24 UTC

This is due to Flash9 fix that OpenSuse applied, but it regressed functionality in kcmshell. This is later fixed in kdelibs/kdebase 3.5 branches. OpenSuse should grab the proper fix.


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 155001 ***