Bug 25430

Summary:	incorrect password! Please try again.
Product:	[Applications] kdesu	Reporter:	ssecord
Component:	general	Assignee:	kdesu bugs tracker <kdesu-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	normal
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	RedHat Enterprise Linux
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:

Description ssecord 2001-05-08 20:36:41 UTC

(*** This bug was imported into bugs.kde.org ***)

Package:           kdesu
Version:           KDE 2.1.1 
Severity:          normal
Installed from:    RedHat RPMs
Compiler:          Not Specified
OS:                Linux
OS/Compiler notes: Not Specified

When I try to start up an application that needs root privileges (i.e. kpackage) the kdesu screen pops up I type in the correct root password click ok and I get the message incorrect password! Please try again. 
If I drop down to a terminal and su to root it works fine... 

Any ideas??

(Submitted via bugs.kde.org)

Comment 1 Alan Eldridge 2002-10-16 11:24:58 UTC

Reassigned to new maintainer.

Comment 2 Stephan Binner 2004-04-21 11:17:11 UTC

Ancient bug report.

Comment 3 Alain Crespo 2004-05-07 02:11:17 UTC

in kde 3.2.2 I get this "error".
I cant "kdesu" to any user, but i can to "su" to any user, all using pam or not.
in auth.log seems to be a pam error --> "su(pam_unix)[3520]: authentication failure; logname= uid=1005 euid=0 tty=pts/23 ruser=gazpa rhost=  user=root"
But it worked fine in previous version compiled with the same options (3.1.x & 3.2.1).
I have tried to recompile several times with other options (--with-pam=no --with-shadow, ...) but alwais get the same.
I can login in kdm using pam with all users.

Comment 4 Heiko Munz 2006-10-05 23:34:12 UTC

Have the same error in KDE 3.5.5.
Debian SID
Kernel 2.6.17