Bug 286026 - Muon does not ask for password, instead errors out that proper authentication is not provided
Summary: Muon does not ask for password, instead errors out that proper authentication...
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 279270
Alias: None
Product: policykit-kde-agent-1
Classification: Plasma
Component: general (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: unspecified
Platform: unspecified Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Jonathan Thomas
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Reported: 2011-11-07 18:16 UTC by Gopi
Modified: 2013-03-27 14:12 UTC (History)
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Description Gopi 2011-11-07 18:16:56 UTC 
Version:           1.2.1 (using KDE 4.7.2) 
OS:                Linux

When I try any operation from Muon , installation, removal or update, there is no prompt for the password, but I receive an error, that proper authentication was not provided.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
Search for any software and try installation

Actual Results:  
Proper prompt for authentication

Expected Results:  
No Prompt for authentication

OS: Linux (x86_64) release 3.0.0-13-generic
Compiler: gcc
Comment 1 Jonathan Thomas 2011-11-07 21:18:58 UTC 
Sounds like the KDE PolicyKit frontend is crashing or has crashed.
Comment 2 dwrunkle 2012-06-13 14:27:13 UTC 
Same thing happens to me.  Looked at Authorizations log and founs some entried for PolicyKit fromk yesterday but none since I booted today.
Comment 3 Martin Bříza 2013-03-27 14:12:49 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 279270 ***