Package: gnome-shell Version: 3.22.3-3 Severity: normal --- Please enter the report below this line. ---
I'm running Debian 9.4 64-bit and it's fully updated. After a little while, mainly after my computer has been idle for a little while, the Authentication dialogues for root passwords just stops appearing. For example, when I try to open Synaptic using its icon in GNOME, it's supposed to pop up a "Authentication Required" dialogue box so I can type in the root password, but that dialogue box never appears and the "synaptic-pkexec" process just hangs forcing me to kill the process. I can temporarily "fix" it by logging out and back in again or restarting the computer but the issue returns after a little while. I'm not 100% positive but it seems to happen after my computer has been idle. NOTE: I can still start Synaptic via terminal using "sudo synaptic", I just can't start it using it's icon until I restart. And it's not just Synaptic, it does it with any other program that requires root authentication to start. I'm new at bug reporting and this is a strange bug (if it is a bug) so I apologize if I missed some information or it's not formatted correctly. --- System information. --- Architecture: Kernel: Linux 4.9.0-6-amd64 Debian Release: 9.4 500 stable-updates deb.debian.org 500 stable security.debian.org 500 stable repository.spotify.com 500 stable deb.debian.org --- Package information. --- Depends (Version) | Installed ============================================-+-============== gir1.2-glib-2.0 (>= 1.45.3) | 1.50.0-1+b1 gir1.2-gtk-3.0 (>= 3.16) | 3.22.11-1 gir1.2-mutter-3.0 (>= 3.22.1) | 3.22.3-2 gir1.2-networkmanager-1.0 | 1.6.2-3 gir1.2-soup-2.4 (>= 2.40.1) | 2.56.0-2+deb9u1 gir1.2-telepathyglib-0.12 | 0.24.1-1.1 dconf-gsettings-backend | 0.26.0-2+b1 OR gsettings-backend | libatk-bridge2.0-0 (>= 2.5.3) | 2.22.0-2 libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.12.4) | libc6 (>= 2.14) | libcairo2 (>= 1.14.0) | libcanberra-gtk3-0 (>= 0.25) | libcanberra0 (>= 0.2) | libcroco3 (>= 0.6.2) | libdbus-glib-1-2 (>= 0.78) | libecal-1.2-19 (>= 3.17) | libedataserver-1.2-22 (>= 3.17.2) | libgcr-base-3-1 (>= 3.8.0) | libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0) | libgirepository-1.0-1 (>= 0.9.2) | libgjs0-libmozjs-24-0 | libgjs0e (>= 1.46.0) | libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.45.3) | libgstreamer1.0-0 (>= 1.4.0) | libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.21.6) | libical2 (>= 2.0.0) | libicu57 (>= 57.1-1~) | libjson-glib-1.0-0 (>= 0.13.2) | libmozjs-24-0 | libmutter0i (>= 3.21.0) | libnm-glib4 (>= 0.8.998) | libnm-util2 (>= 0.8.998) | libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0) | libpangocairo-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0) | libpolkit-agent-1-0 (>= 0.99) | libpolkit-gobject-1-0 (>= 0.94) | libpulse-mainloop-glib0 (>= 0.99.1) | libpulse0 (>= 0.99.1) | libsecret-1-0 (>= 0.7) | libstartup-notification0 (>= 0.11) | libsystemd0 | libtelepathy-glib0 (>= 0.17.5) | libwayland-client0 (>= 1.0.2) | libx11-6 | libxfixes3 | evolution-data-server (>= 3.17.2) | gir1.2-gdm-1.0 (>= 3.18.2) | gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0 | gir1.2-atspi-2.0 (>= 2.9.91) | gir1.2-caribou-1.0 (>= 0.4.8) | gir1.2-freedesktop | gir1.2-gdesktopenums-3.0 (>= 3.12) | gir1.2-gcr-3 (>= 3.7.5) | gir1.2-gnomebluetooth-1.0 (>= 3.12.0) | gir1.2-gnomedesktop-3.0 (>= 3.12.0) | gir1.2-gweather-3.0 | gir1.2-ibus-1.0 (>= 1.5.2) | gir1.2-nmgtk-1.0 (>= 0.9.8) | gir1.2-pango-1.0 | gir1.2-polkit-1.0 | gir1.2-telepathylogger-0.2 (>= 0.8.0) | gir1.2-upowerglib-1.0 (>= 0.99) | gjs (>= 1.39.0) | gnome-settings-daemon (>= 3.16.0) | gnome-shell-common (= 3.22.3-3) | gnome-backgrounds (>= 3.13.90) | gsettings-desktop-schemas (>= 3.21.3) | mutter (>= 3.22.1) | python3 | libglib2.0-bin (>= 2.40.0-3) | Recommends (Version) | Installed ===============================================-+-================= gkbd-capplet | 3.22.0.1-1+b1 gnome-contacts | 3.22.1-1+b2 gnome-control-center | 1:3.22.2-3 gnome-themes-standard-data | 3.22.2-2 gnome-user-guide | 3.22.0-1 gdm3 (>= 3.10.0.1-3~) | 3.22.3-3+deb9u1 iio-sensor-proxy | 2.0-4 unzip | 6.0-21 Package's Suggests field is empty.
