Bug 237229

Summary:	Remote X connection doesn't work
Product:	[Applications] kdesu	Reporter:	Andreas Pietzowski <andreas>
Component:	general	Assignee:	kdesu bugs tracker <kdesu-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	normal	Keywords:	investigated, triaged
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Unspecified
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Andreas Pietzowski 2010-05-11 11:48:59 UTC

Version:            (using KDE 4.4.3)
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages

When I connect to my computer over "ssh -X <IP>" I can start almost every graphical application. But when a module requires root privileges kdesu pops up. I enter the password but then nothing is displayed afterwards.

Isn't it possible to show a root-privileged window under the current remote X session which is owned by a normal user?

Comment 1 Oswald Buddenhagen 2010-07-31 16:27:56 UTC

it's likely to be related to the (missing) d-bus session or something like that. did you try to run some simple, non-kde programs through kdesu?

Comment 2 Oswald Buddenhagen 2010-11-06 23:47:18 UTC

ping?

Comment 3 Andreas Pietzowski 2010-11-17 00:10:40 UTC

My ssh works with "xmessage test" and the window pops up on my remote machine 
running X (Mac Book with XQuartz). Maybe it's a fault of XQuartz but why are simple X clients work with ssh -X and KDE applications don't?

Seems really like a missing dbus issue or somthing other KDE specific. I can remember that this worked fine with ssh -X when executing this command rom another KDE (Kubuntu in my case) machine.

Isn't there someone who has the knowledge of debugging this special bug?

Comment 4 Andreas Pietzowski 2010-11-17 00:13:27 UTC

Please move this bug to a general KDE problem with networking and accessing KDE with remote X configurations. Thanks.

Comment 5 Andrew Crouthamel 2018-09-20 22:14:18 UTC

Dear Bug Submitter,

This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 15 days. Please provide the requested information as soon as possible and set the bug status as REPORTED. Due to regular bug tracker maintenance, if the bug is still in NEEDSINFO status with no change in 30 days, the bug will be closed as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME due to lack of needed information.

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If you have already provided the requested information, please set the bug status as REPORTED so that the KDE team knows that the bug is ready to be confirmed.

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Comment 6 Andrew Crouthamel 2018-10-21 04:28:54 UTC

This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least
30 days. The bug is now closed as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME
due to lack of needed information.

For more information about our bug triaging procedures please read the
wiki located here:
https://community.kde.org/Guidelines_and_HOWTOs/Bug_triaging

Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!