> The problem is that polkit responds with "no, but you can authenticate" (or something like it) also for standard users.
Hm, I get a different error message depending whether or not the user is an admin: for my user (which is an admin): $ pkcheck --action-id com.ubuntu.languageselector.setsystemdefaultlanguage --process $$ polkit\56retains_authorization_after_challenge=1 Authorization requires authentication and -u wasn't passed. For a test user which isn't admin: $ pkcheck --action-id com.ubuntu.languageselector.setsystemdefaultlanguage --process $$ Not authorized. (This implies not using interactivity). So it seems to me that polkit can figure this out correctly? That doesn't prevent us from allowing to authenticate as a different user when using "interactive" mode of course, but it should be possible to figure out whether the current user is an "admin". > * Ask polkit That's still my favourite solution. > * Drop the is_admin check Would be confusing UI wise, but still bearable if it isn't going to work any other way. > * gsettings Please no. This is just wrong in so many ways. Thanks! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to language-selector in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1008344 Title: checks "admin" group membership instead of querying polkit Status in “language-selector” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: In a new install of Ubuntu Precise, I cannot make any system-wide changes in the language selector (such as installing languages or clicking "Apply System-Wide"), only user-specific changes. All those controls for system-wide changes are greyed out, although my user does have sudo abilities and I would be able to enter the root password of the machine. The machine is freshly installed, but with customizations specific to our site, e.g. ldap authentication for users. Specifically, my user is an ldap user, not a local one, and there is a group in the ldap directory which was granted sudo capability by adding it to /etc/sudoers. My user is part of that group. sudo on the command line and gksudo work fine. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: language-selector-gnome 0.79 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.39-generic 3.2.16 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon Jun 4 08:20:04 2012 PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_US: TERM=screen-256color PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: language-selector UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/+bug/1008344/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
