On Jan 15, 2008 8:40 PM, Richard Mancusi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Jan 15, 2008 6:43 PM, Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > (``-_-´´) -- Fernando wrote: > > > On Monday 14 January 2008 17:14:29 Brian Murray wrote: > > >> You should have to authenticate before modifying the network > > >> configuration. On my Hardy systems and a daily build of the Live CD, > > >> there is an "Unlock" button and selections remain greyed out until I > > >> unlock the application. If your system is fully up to date and the > > >> "Unlock" button is not there then you should submit a bug report. Your > > >> issues regarding changing the network configuration are probably a > > >> direct result of your not being authenticated. > > >> > > >> Thanks, > > > > > > I'm up to date, and using the menus, I just get a full grayed window and > > > cant manage my networks options. > > > If I try the old Network Monitor 2.12.1, it just says that the interface > > > (either and both eth0 and eth1) doesnt exist. > > > > > > > > > > That sounds like bug 176060. Now that gnome-system-tools uses PolicyKit, you > > need to run it as a normal user, and not through gksu. Could you verify > > that you > > have network-manager-gnome 0.6.5-0ubuntu11, which fixed this issue, and that > > running 'gksu network-admin' keeps it greyed out, and that running > > 'network-admin' you can unlock it? > > > > Regards, > > Emilio > > > > Tonight's upgrade included several PolicyKit pkgs and I did verify > that I am running network-manager-gnome 0.6.5-0ubuntu11 and > network-manager 0.6.5-0ubuntu17. > > Now clicking on "Unlock" yields a window stating: > "Could not authenticate An unexpected error has occurred." > This occurs by simply clicking on the "Unlock" button - not given > the chance to enter a password. > > -rich >
I need to reply to my own email to add info. I attempted to re-start a service and received the same error - so it has nothing to do with networking but rather authentication. You had already assumed that, I am simply proving it. System/Administration/Services click on "Unlock" and receive the following message Could not authenticate An unexpected error has occurred. -rich -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
