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

There are settings in ~/.gnome2/red-carpet, IIRC, but they don't affect
whether you get to log in as root.

In the meantime, the workaround is to use su or sudo to run red-carpet.

-Mark Gordon

On Tue, 2003-06-24 at 17:28, Rob Mann wrote:
> I'm running 2.4.20.18-9 which I recently downloaded from the RedHat 9
> channel.
> Previously, I was running the version before that (18-8?) and had the
> same problem (with the pre-release version of red-carpet, too.)
> Are there any user specific settings for red-carpet like a hidden
> directory in my $HOME ?
> (Not in front of that machine right now so I can't check)
> 
> 
> Mark Gordon wrote:
> > 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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