On Fri, 15 Jun 2012 17:08:19 -0500 Mark Allums <m...@allums.com> wrote:
> Synaptic has begun asking for my user password rather than the root > password. Why is this happening, and how do I make it stop? I want > only users with root privileges to use > apt/aptitude/synaptic/gdebi/etc. and I want the original behavior > restored. > > > The latest Synaptic starts differently: https://launchpad.net/debian/+source/synaptic/0.75.12 My menu entry has been changed to synaptic-pkexec and no longer functions at all. Running synaptic-pkexec under sudo throws a GTK fault, running it alone invokes an authentication dialogue which does not accept my user password but does accept the root password and then gives the same GTK error. I'm currently starting it with gksudo synaptic, when it requires my user password. I'm hoping it will be fixed soon. -- Joe -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120616091545.2d4ca...@jretrading.com