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Bug 306669 - Login Screen Setup won't launch as non-root
Login Screen Setup won't launch as non-root
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 126050
Product: gdm
Classification: Core
Component: general
unspecified
Other other
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: GDM maintainers
GDM maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2005-06-06 15:28 UTC by frenk
Modified: 2005-06-10 12:24 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 2.9/2.10


Description frenk 2005-06-06 15:28:19 UTC 
Distribution: Gentoo Base System version 1.4.16
Package: gdm
Severity: normal
Version: GNOME2.10.0 unspecified
Gnome-Distributor: Gentoo
Synopsis: Login Screen Setup won't launch as non-root
Bugzilla-Product: gdm
Bugzilla-Component: general
Bugzilla-Version: unspecified
Description:
Description of Problem:
Cannot launch gdmconfig as non-root from the gnome menu

Steps to reproduce the problem:
1. click on Applications -> System tools -> Login Screen setup 

Actual Results:
Dialog: "you cannot run this program as non super-user"

Expected Results:
Open the "enter root password" dialog - or don't show this item in the
menu at all.

How often does this happen?
always

Additional Information:
gnome 2.10/gentoo




------- Bug moved to this database by unknown@bugzilla.gnome.org 2005-06-06 15:28 UTC -------


The original reporter of this bug does not have
   an account here. Reassigning to the person who moved
   it here, unknown@bugzilla.gnome.org.
   Previous reporter was frenk@localhost.gnome.org.
Comment 1 Brian Cameron 2005-06-10 12:24:52 UTC 
This problem can be worked around by writing a shell script to call sudo and
having the launch button for gdmsetup call the shell script.  At least until but
126050 is fixed.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 126050 ***