Well, it works for installing packages from software center (auth dialog appears), still fails silently sometimes (for example when I try to remove software source PPA).
I also created a new admin user, by running sudo gnome-control-center -> Users & Groups. For that user everything works fine. Best regards, Eduard On Sun, Oct 20, 2013 at 9:06 AM, Eduard Bondarenko <edb...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think this command helped me: > sudo pam-auth-update --force > I didn't change anything in dialog that appeared. > > Best regards, > Eduard > > > On Sun, Oct 20, 2013 at 7:19 AM, Rob Frohne <fro...@wallawalla.edu> wrote: > >> I tried replacing /etc/polkit-1/ with the one from my Ubuntu 13.04 >> partition that works, but it didn't work. >> >> -- >> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug >> report. >> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1240336 >> >> Title: >> Not authorized to perform operation.... >> >> Status in “policykit-desktop-privileges” package in Ubuntu: >> Confirmed >> >> Bug description: >> After a new install of 64 bit Ubuntu 13.10 on my second partition, I >> used dpkg to reinstall all the same packages I had on my 32 bit 13.04 >> partition. I copied all my home directory files over and updated all >> the packages. I now find that I don't have permissions to change the >> network settings; I can't mount my other hard drive or any USB stick >> using nautilus, or (udisks without using sudo)' I can't run synaptic >> by clicking on the GUI (I have to go to a terminal and sudo synaptic); >> etc. I can't find any documentation on the configuration of >> policykit-desktop-privileges, so I'm filing this bug. For me it >> appears to be totally broken. Maybe someone can help me out. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Rob >> >> ProblemType: Bug >> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 >> Package: policykit-desktop-privileges 0.16 >> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3 >> Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic x86_64 >> ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2 >> Architecture: amd64 >> Date: Tue Oct 15 20:20:55 2013 >> InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-09 (7 days ago) >> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Beta amd64 >> (20131008) >> MarkForUpload: True >> PackageArchitecture: all >> ProcEnviron: >> LANGUAGE=en_US >> TERM=xterm >> PATH=(custom, no user) >> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 >> SHELL=/bin/bash >> SourcePackage: policykit-desktop-privileges >> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) >> >> To manage notifications about this bug go to: >> >> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/policykit-desktop-privileges/+bug/1240336/+subscriptions >> > > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1240336 Title: Not authorized to perform operation.... To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/policykit-desktop-privileges/+bug/1240336/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
