On Tue, 05 Dec 2006 15:13:28 -0800 Freddy Freeloader <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tue, 2006-12-05 at 22:35 +0000, Liam O'Toole wrote: > > On Tue, 05 Dec 2006 13:41:54 -0800 > > Freddy Freeloader <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hi All, > > > > > > I have run across an oddity in Gnome's behavior when running admin > > > tools from the gui. > > > > > > If I run any of the tools found in the Desktop -> Administration > > > menu, explicitly from that menu, Gnome asks me for the root > > > password. I enter the root password and it tells me I entered an > > > invalid password. However, if I run any of those same admin tools > > > from the Applications -> Debian -> Apps -> System menu Gnome > > > accepts the root password and they run just fine. > > > [...] > > > > Determine what commands are launched by the menu entries. You can do > > this by right-clicking on a menu entry and choosing "Add this > > launcher to desktop". You then right-click on the icon thus > > created, choose "Properties", then "Launcher" to determine the > > command. You should then be able to account for the observed > > behaviour. > > [...] > > Thanks for your reply. I already knew about the menu entry stuff, and > had taken a look at it. It all seems to be fine when compared to a > computer that works normally. > [...] So can you reproduce the problem by issuing the relevant commands in a terminal? That would be valuable information in a bug report ... -- Liam -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
