*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 393854 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/393854
The user logged in at the time was NOT root. As I described, I had created a root password (I like su better than sudo -s, and local root login is nicer for servicing a system than the potential alternative of needing to reboot and chroot). It should then be a valid user in the drop-down dialog OR the ability to enter other users should somehow exist. Additionally not displaying some reason for failure, and worse not clearly explaining the failure to an uneducated home user who 'followed some directions for enabling password-free login' (setting no password) is not a user friendly design. -- Unable to authenticate as user 'root' (I have added a password) OR as current user (account has no password due to end user preference) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/454256 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-system-tools in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs