Re: red-carpet doesn't ask for root password

Based on keith's problem, the first question that comes in mind to me is
what kernel you're running.  Password authentication in Red Carpet (and
presumably other apps that use the same mechanism) is reported broken
under at least one (unstable) kernel.

-Mark Gordon

On Tue, 2003-06-24 at 14:46, Rob Mann wrote:
> So, it sounds like the correct behavior is that a non-root user should 
> not be able to change the configuration. My system is working correctly 
> there.
> 
> The problem appears to be that the menu Launcher does not prompt me for 
> a root password.
> This happens even when I have just started up and logged in as non-root. 
> That is, I do not already have root authenitcation.
> Is there a configuration file that gnome uses where it would cache 
> "authenticated" or not?
> 
> Anyone know what log I should be watching to see what is happening when 
> I launch red-carpet from a menu (as non-root)? Then I can submit the log 
> as a bug report.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Arturo Martínez wrote:
> 
> >in fact i took a look and i could not reproduce what u saw.
> >using : red-carpet-2.0.1-0.ximian.6.1.1 and rcd-1.4.3-0.ximian.6.1
> >those are available in the "redcarpet" channel
> >
> >On Tue, 2003-06-24 at 11:03, Arturo Martínez wrote:
> >  
> >
> >>On Tue, 2003-06-24 at 01:18, RobMann wrote:
> >>    
> >>
> >>>I am running red-carpet 2.0.1 with XD2 on RedHat9.
> >>>When I start up red carpet from the System > Software Update menu
> >>>item, it does not ask for the root password. 
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>that should not happen, is not taking cached credentials?
> >>    
> >>
> >>>Red carpet launches and shows me the system status (up to date or
> >>>requiring updates), however as non-root, it won't let me select any
> >>>packages to install/uninstall.
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>this is the right behivoir, u cannot modify system's software if u don't
> >>have permissions to
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >>>The only way I can use red carpet normally is to run red-carpet from a
> >>>shell as root. 
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>i shouls also point out that u can create RC user with different
> >>permissions, so that u don't have to run RC as root.
> >>
> >>cheers
> >>    
> >>
> 
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