Bug 510991 - No dialog box is opened to ask for a password to obtain root permissions
Summary: No dialog box is opened to ask for a password to obtain root permissions
Status: REPORTED
Alias: None
Product: partitionmanager
Classification: Applications
Component: general (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 25.04.3
Platform: NixOS Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Andrius Štikonas
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Reported: 2025-10-24 03:00 UTC by Jin
Modified: 2025-10-24 07:17 UTC (History)
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Description Jin 2025-10-24 03:00:30 UTC 
Created attachment 186069 [details]
window screenshot

SUMMARY

No dialog box is opened to ask for a password to obtain root permissions, and the window is gray and unclickable.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

1. Open kde partitionmanager

OBSERVED RESULT

KDE partition manager window opened without password dialog, and the buttons are all gray and cannot be clicked.

EXPECTED RESULT

When the window is opened, a dialog pops up asking me to enter a password to get root permissions, after typing the password the button becomes clickable.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS

Operating System: NixOS 25.05
KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.6
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.14.0
Qt Version: 6.9.2
Kernel Version: 6.17.4 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

console output:

```
Loaded backend plugin:  "pmsfdiskbackendplugin"
Encountered error while checking authorization, error code: PolkitQt1::Authority::E_CheckFailed "GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1.Error.Failed: Action org.kde.kpmcore.externalcommand.init is not registered"
```
Comment 1 Harald Sitter 2025-10-24 07:17:46 UTC 
Looks like a distribution problem. Though arguably there should be some visual error handling of failed authorization.