I got my system back. It was also suffering from network being toasted (ipmasq
starts up and fences system). Restarting ipmasq after the interfaces are
provisioned (by hand) allows networking to work again. Network-Manager applet
is a piece of crap and ping not permitted msgs are caused by
I have encountered something very similar to the Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid
thread above. However, on Xubuntu 8.10. I found the passwd and groups
files trashed (65534 on some IDs). I have all the latest patches
installed, of which there have been a lot lately and perhaps this bug.
I added
After some consideration I like the 'feature' of authorisations based on
local/remote consoles. I have not changed the defaults as it is more
secure and I dont have a monitor nearby.
I think it was more frustrating (for a noob) to not know that this was
the problem/root cause for 'unlock' being
Thanks for your email Chris... you've probably guessed... but myself at
least I am a bit of a noob when it comes to policy kits. So I take it
on faith that this is all working as *expected* but it is at least a
change in behaviour compared to previous configurations I had before
(with very little
My most recent notes about setting this up (some time back) point me to:
-
http://www.movingtofreedom.org/2007/02/16/howto-remote-desktop-with-vnc-in-ubuntu-edgy-gnu-linux/
- Adjust gdm.conf (different for Ubuntu vs XUbuntu) and uncomment RemoteGreeter.
- Make sure Remote Login is enabled under
The comical irony of this suggestion to use Authorizations panel is
that I am not allowed to change anything from my VNC session remotely!
;o) I feel most 'invalid' now.
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I still see this issue with XUbuntu and Ubuntu 8.04 with the latest
patches. I've not had to manage the users groups and with the updated
VNC packages from
http://www.francescosantini.com/index.php?page=linuxlang=en the latency
and X Window issues have been resolved. I've tried to follow the
Forgot to mention: trying Intrepid is not an option at this time.
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I run the package manager through vnc... as I dont have a local
terminal. There need not be any applications running. The system I am
using is particularly low-powered so its really used as a server but I
use the GUI to do admin stuff because its slightly more obvious! ;o)
Noob ;o) I chose
This is no longer an issue with the recompiled edition of vncserver as per:
http://www.francescosantini.com/index.php?page=linuxlang=en
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Binary package hint: gnome-mount
Upgraded from Gutsy to Hardy and cannot mount encrypted USB HDD.
Originally followed this guide:
http://www.emcken.dk/weblog/archives/164-Encrypted-USB-drive-in-
Ubuntu.html
Now, it comes up recognising it as an encrypted drive (new to
I've followed Roydhouse suggestions. The improvement is minimal
compared to the performance seen in Gutsy which I had running for a
year... and which was virtually undetectable on a 1Gb lan. With Hardy
upgrade (which I'm totally regretting) on the same network setup this
is one significant
No one else seeing this behaviour. Even after weeks of updates I'm
still seeing this. Maybe related to 219473 no policykit access on ltsp
thin client which seems to be getting little attention according to
bug-tracker although a few of us have reported seeing the same
behaviour.
If this isn't
Further to this freezing, the update-manager freezes reporting installable
patches.
I found if I rapidly mouse around the inactive dialog controls while its
searching for patches then the scroll bar starts moving across and eventually
completes a list of available patches.
Otherwise it just
Same behaviour with installation unpacking dialog box... just sits
there until you move the dialog window or mouse around on it, clicking.
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Xubuntu 8.04: installed Nautilus because I couldn't get Samba installed
and configured on Xubuntu. I had used Nautilus' Folder Option:
Sharing and enabled Samba share this way on a Ubuntu installation. I
found I could do the same however when Nautilus is launched the
Public bug reported:
Xubuntu 8.04: Sscreensaver never kicks in Xubuntu compared to Ubuntu
where it kicks in after a timeout and locks the screen when accessing
via VNC client.
I dont know if this is related to this 'admin' thin-client issue mentioned here
where certain admin functionality in
Public bug reported:
Xubuntu 8.04: despite not clicking save workspace on log out option
under Settings panel in future login the workspace is loaded with all
the original windows opened.
** Affects: ubuntu
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Xubuntu 8.04: Sometimes when downloading new packages via Synaptic the
Apply will start downloading packages. This typically freezes,
sometimes halfway through. If you press cancel, after 'some reasonable
amount of time' the manager continues (having actually downloaded the
I 'think' this is a result of package manager waiting on queued items.
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If I click on some of the items in the Show progress of single files
dialogue box they immediately jump from Queued to Done. I'm only
talking about say four files, 400Kb each. It should normally take
seconds, not minutes but I have to click on them and then the download
completes, moves to
I've seen this problem when I install Xvnc (vnc4server) and attach to
the host. Local display (via terminal screen) allows me to unlock users
groups, or 'system services'. When I vnc I cannot unlock as the
button is greyed out. This is a pain and doesn't exist in Ubuntu, only
my first
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