(*** This bug was imported into bugs.kde.org ***) Package: kcontrol Version: 2.99 (3.0 rc3) (using KDE 2.9.0 9 (3.0 rc3)) Severity: normal Installed from: compiled sources Compiler: gcc version 2.95.3 20010315 (SuSE) OS: Linux (i686) release 2.4.18 OS/Compiler notes: Steps to reproduce: open kcontrol select "System" choose "Login Manager" klick on "Administrator Mode" - kcontrol changes UI red frame around main widget - kdesu box appears (Command: kcmshell 'System/kdm -embed 58722362') enter your root password - kdesu box disappears - And now the bug: kcontrol displays the welcome page for "System" again. This happens with all kcontrol modules having a 'Administrator Mode' button. If a wrong password is applied kdesu complains. So this cannot be the reason. Calling kcontrol as root works. calling 'kdesu kcontrol' also works. 'xhost +' does not change anything. (Submitted via bugs.kde.org) (Called from KBugReport dialog)
kdebase/kcontrol/kcontrol modules.cpp1.341.35 Author: waba Wed Mar 20 22:50:39 CET 2002 In directory office:/tmp/cvs-serv5652 Modified Files: modules.cpp Log Message: Fix starting of kcmshell modules via kdesu.(BR39436) Patch by Till Krech <till@snafu.de>
Bug has been fixed. kdesu was called with wrong parameters. The command to execute had to be _o= ne_ argument.
I think I have to reopen this - in the current CVS version this problem has re-occured. I cannot start the login manager configuration via the 'Administrator mode' button, I get returned to the kcontrol welcome screen. sorry =;)
>I think I have to reopen this I agree. I'm testing the kde-3.3-beta (gentoo) and somehow this bug seems to have come back in :-( Symptoms are the same as described above.
I have this problem ever since upgrading to KDE 3.4 from 3.3.2. rm -rf ~/.kde worked, but only temporarily...then it broke again. I have an up2date Fedora3 box. PLEASE HELP.
Works here, tested with fonts and kdm settings. SuSE 9.2, KDE 3.4.0-final RPMs from SuSE (unofficial build)
I use a Kubuntu distro, the same bug occurs exactly as described in the first message. Detailled info on the packages : KDE Version 3.4.0 (KDE 3.4.0, Debian Package 4:3.4.0-0ubuntu3.3 (3.1)) 1 Application Control Center 1 Operating System Linux (i686) release 2.6.10-k7m-lm1a (homecook) 1 Compiler gcc version 3.3.5 (Debian 1:3.3.5-8ubuntu2) When I try to execute the command given in kdesu box (for example: kcmshell --embed 31459637) in a terminal with Super User rights and I get a dialog box titled "Communication problem with DCOP" with this message : "Authentification Rejected, reason : None of the authentification protocols specified are supported and host-based authentification failed. Please verify that "dcopserver" programm is running !"
Ditto for me -- Fedora Core 4, KDE 3.4.2
Same for me also, KDE 3.4.2, Debian Etch. I could not change my timezone when NZ went to DST through the control panel. However, as root on the commandline I typed in the same command that it was trying to execute, and it complained about the dcop server then loaded into the window anyway, although it had different (I assume root) styles.
I second the guy with the post about Kubuntu. This problem still exists in KDE 3.4.3. Please reopen this bug!