[SOLVED] slackware-current (x86) as of 2016-04-13: troubles with polkitd, ConsoleKit, and Connection editor

K-Wizzz · 04-13-2016, 02:19 PM

When trying to edit a network connection with KDE's Connection editor, a popup asks me for root password ("System policy prevents modification of network settings for all users"). Having entered the right password for root, there comes the popup again with an authentication failure asking for root's password again (and again one more time, before giving up).

/var/log/security says:

Apr 13 21:13:36 orange polkitd(authority=local): Operator of unix-session:/org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session3 FAILED to authenticate to gain authorization for action org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.settings.modify.system for unix-process:19227:192396980 [/usr/bin/kde-nm-connection-editor 89b43fa0-30f9-44e6-900a-1039e5f8fd48] (owned by unix-user:chris)

Here's the user's `id`:

uid=1000(chris) gid=100(users) groups=100(users),7(lp),11(floppy),17(audio),18(video),19(cdrom),83(plugdev),84(power),86(netdev),93 (scanner)

Am I chiming in the polkitd blues?

USUARIONUEVO · 04-13-2016, 06:44 PM

try recompile networkmanager adding at the config

Quote:

--enable-modify-system \

H1p8r10n · 04-14-2016, 06:55 AM

no need to rebuild.

do you have a polkitd group ?

bassmadrigal · 04-14-2016, 06:56 AM

Have you checked for new config files?

slackpkg new-config

allend · 04-14-2016, 08:00 AM

Quote:

slackpkg check-config

I think that should read
slackpkg new-config

H1p8r10n · 04-14-2016, 08:24 AM

PHP Code:



netpkg dotnew

bassmadrigal · 04-14-2016, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by allend

I think that should read
slackpkg new-config

Thanks... I should've checked that since I was at work. Now edited

K-Wizzz · 04-14-2016, 10:46 AM

Of course I did run `slackpkg new-config`, and of course I have the polkitd group...

...BUT I should have rebooted my system (probably a simple logoff/logon would have helped here, too). Shame on me! I am not used to rebooting a Unix/Linux system ;-)

Marking this thread as solved. And thanks for pointing me into the right direction.