*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 393854 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/393854
That would be a PolicyKit bug. Feel free to provide a patch if you think that feature is worth the pain - or go and discuss that on their mailing list. I don't think anybody else will spend time on that as we generally consider it as bad practice. Again, create a separate admin account. If the admin is smart enough to use 'passwd -d' to remove passwords from accounts, he's surely aware of the obvious fact that you *cannot technically authenticate* when you don't have a password at all. -- Unable to authenticate as user 'root' (I have added a password) OR as current user (account has no password due to end user preference) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/454256 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-system-tools in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs