Florian Kulzer wrote: > On Sat, Oct 28, 2006 at 00:52:47 +0200, Bruno Costacurta wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I cannot validate root password when using a 'KDE su' (meaning ie. cannot >> start synaptic from the KDE menu under a non-root account) >> >> However the same root password is accepted via other way, ie. 'su root' >> typed >> in a normal user console >> >> Something broken with my 'KDE su' as it was working previously ? >> Keyboard setup mismatch ? >> Hard to check 'KDE su' character map as characters are (logically) hidden. >> > > Are you using Etch? If so, make sure that kdebase, kdebase-bin and > kdelibs4c2a are up to date, i.e. from KDE 3.5.5 and not 3.5.4. > > If you cannot get Synaptic to work then you can use the command > > dpkg -l kdebase{,-bin} kdelibs4c2a > > Same here; kdesu prompts for the root password then bails when trying to start synaptic, kpackage, file-manager_as_root, etc. This started several days ago after an 'apt-get update' and continues through an update I did last night which appears to have updated all the kdelibs installed on this machine. I haven't found a solution yet. (Also, entering user password has no effect)
$> uname -a Linux rocinante 2.6.18 #1 PREEMPT Mon Oct 23 23:31:50 CDT 2006 i686 GNU/Linux After last nights 'apt-get update' -> debian etch testing. kdebase 4:3.5.4-2, kdebase-bin 4:3.5.4-2+b1, kdelibs4c2a 4:3.5.5a-1, kdeadmin 4:3.5.5-1, kde-core 5:4.7. Michael -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]