Bug#393041: kdesu no longer accepts correct password
Thomas Long
Version: 4:3.5.5a-1
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Immediately prior to upgrading kdelibs-related packages (kdelibs,
kdelibs-data, kdelibs4-dev, kdelibs4-doc, kdelibs4c2a) from version
4:3.5.4-3, I was able to successfully use the kdesu dialog to launch a
konqueror window as root.
I then upgraded to version 4:3.5.5a-1 of the above packages. As near as I
could tell, everything else worked fine except I could no longer use the
kdesu dialog; the dialog would appear as normal, but it rejected the root
password and displayed an error indicating "incorrect password." Just to make
sure I was entering the correct root password, I opened a console window and
successfully su 'ed to root.
I deleted all contents of /tmp and rebooted, tried again, and received the
same error. I then downloaded and reinstalled the 4:3.5.5a-1 version of the
packages, but I still got the error message.
Finally, I downloaded and reinstalled the previous version of these packages
(i.e., version 4:3.5.4-3), and I was able to use kdesu again.
The bottom line is that version 4:3.5.5a-1 breaks kdesu.
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I am using Debian GNU/Linux (etch) 2.6.17-2-686 #1 SMP Wed Sep 13 16:34:10 UTC
2006 i686; For KDE, I am running 3.5.4
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- Thomas Long
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Sune Vuorela
> Finally, I downloaded and reinstalled the previous version of these
> packages (i.e., version 4:3.5.4-3), and I was able to use kdesu again.
Of the kdelibs packages?
> The bottom line is that version 4:3.5.5a-1 breaks kdesu.
What version of kdebase do you have?
I have no problems in doing stuff in 'administrator' mode thru kcontrol.
/Sune
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> I am using Debian GNU/Linux (etch) 2.6.17-2-686 #1 SMP Wed Sep 13 16:34:10
> UTC 2006 i686; For KDE, I am running 3.5.4
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> - Thomas Long
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Kyle Hamar
Forwarded to correct bug report in plan text=> bug 393041
Today I installed a from scratch etch Debian with all current packages for KDE.
After a brief time, KDE stopped accepting my root password for simple tasks such as setting date and time from control center.
This bug also prevents running some other applications such as synaptic.
KPackage is unaffected for some reason.
Until this is fixed, a work around is to add yourself to the sudoers file. This will allow running various control center apps from the command line like:
#sudo kcmshell kde-clock.desktop
If your shell refuses to use the current display, try
#xhost +
This problem has been confirmed by a few persons now in #debian-kde