Bug 334304

Summary: Error Message Appears when kdesudo used
Product: [Plasma] krunner Reporter: pbea <2aq9j93b7s>
Component: generalAssignee: Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED UNMAINTAINED    
Severity: normal CC: alexander.lohnau, bshah
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 4.11.9   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Kubuntu   
OS: Linux   
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Description pbea 2014-05-03 22:41:51 UTC 
Good Day . . .

I start any kde sc app that requires root authority. I enter password and the app opens.

When I close the app the following error message is displayed. It does not open with closing but it appears to be there from earlier maybe when password was inputed.

"  KDEInit could not launch '/usr/lib/kde4/libexec/kdesu'  "

I checked around the internet and I found a couple of things to check for but nothing specifically to correct this error. The file "/usr/bin/kdesu" exists and is a link to /etc/alternatives/kdesudo. All ubuntu apps such as synaptic work with no problem.

This is consistently reproducible and has been present since I freshly installed Kubuntu 14.04 with KDE SC 4.13.



Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Open a KDE app as a necessary root user
2.Use the app
3.Close the app
4.Error message visible
Actual Results:  
see above

Expected Results:  
No error message

Not shown the error message.

This maybe linked but on occasion KDE freezes after I enter the root password on a KDE app. The freeze lasts for about 30 seconds to a minute then all is well. No more freezes that session. It may be a missing file somewhere. It is too early to submit a bug report. Needs some more looking into.

I am only passing this on if it is related.
Comment 1 pbea 2014-05-05 15:47:32 UTC 
Good Day . . .

I apolgise but the title should be 'kdesu" instead of 'kdesudo'

I have identified the problem and a workaround

If I setup a root app to run such as "kdesudo app" then no error message. If I set up the app with 'run as other user' root then I get the error message.

Hope this helps.
Comment 2 Sebastian Kügler 2014-05-05 23:50:17 UTC 
Moving this bug to the KDE4 version.
Comment 3 Andrew Crouthamel 2018-11-11 04:32:45 UTC 
Dear Bug Submitter,

This bug has been stagnant for a long time. Could you help us out and re-test if the bug is valid in the latest version? I am setting the status to NEEDSINFO pending your response, please change the Status back to REPORTED when you respond.

Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!
Comment 4 Andrew Crouthamel 2018-11-21 04:24:48 UTC 
Dear Bug Submitter,

This is a reminder that this bug has been stagnant for a long time. Could you help us out and re-test if the bug is valid in the latest version? This bug will be moved back to REPORTED Status for manual review later, which may take a while. If you are able to, please lend us a hand.

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