Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
** Changed in: policykit-1 (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Confirmed
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/797960
Title:
polkit-agent-helper-1 prompts for authentication on the wrong DISPLAY.
Status in “policykit-1” package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Bug description:
Binary package hint: policykit-1
Steps to recreate this bug:
- Fresh install of Ubuntu 11.04 desktop amd64 in a vm (just to confirm this
bug).
- get any vnc server (in this example: sudo apt-get install tightvncserver)
- run vncserver (set password etc etc)
- connect with a vnc viewer
- launch something that requires polkit authentication,
in this example:
users-admin (system->administration->users and groups)
click 'advanced settings' (this requires authentication to access)
- the polkit authentication dialogue will show up on DISPLAY :0 instead of
DISPLAY :1 where your VNC session is.
This bug makes graphical system administration impossible on headless systems.
The debug information was generated on a fresh/clean VMWare installation,
using tightvncserver with display :1
I have tested and seen this same effect under NXServer and X11 forwarding
over ssh.
The only way I could 'see' the prompt was by attaching to DISPLAY :0 remotely
(ie vino, or NXServer's 'shadow' mode).
I have also tested and seen this same effect on Ubuntu netbook Remix
10.x.
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info
1) Ubuntu 11.04
2) apt-cache policy policykit-1
policykit-1:
Installed: 0.101-1ubuntu1
Candidate: 0.101-1ubuntu1
Version table:
*** 0.101-1ubuntu1 0
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main amd64 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
3) The Authentication dialogue should show on the proper DISPLAY (ie DISPLAY
:1 in this example)
4) The authentication dialogue actually appeared in DISPLAY:0 (as in, the
native display)
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: policykit-1 0.101-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Jun 15 16:14:00 2011
ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/policykit-1/polkit-agent-helper-1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_US:en
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: policykit-1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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