I still have the problem on 11.10. policykit-1 is at version 0.102-1 (oneiric).
Symptom: Logged in as an LDAP user, user is member of "admin" local group as confirmed by the output of "groups". Cannot have update-manager, synaptic, etc. allow changes. From a terminal window, "sudo <command>" (with <command> being synaptic, etc.) executes all right. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/781737 Title: policykit cannot grant special priviledges from LDAP-identified administrators To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/policykit-1/+bug/781737/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs