And using pkcheck: $ pkcheck --action-id org.freedesktop.systemtoolsbackends.self.set --process `pidof users-admin` -u $ echo $? 0 $ pkcheck --action-id org.freedesktop.systemtoolsbackends.set --process `pidof users-admin` -u polkit\56retains_authorization_after_challenge=1 Authorization requires authentication but no agent is available. $ ps -ef |grep pol root 1304 1303 0 12:04 ? 00:00:01 udisks-daemon: polling /dev/sr0 jeffrey 1847 1799 0 12:05 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/policykit-1-gnome/polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1 root 2314 2166 0 14:00 pts/0 00:00:00 /usr/lib/policykit-1/polkitd jeffrey 2533 2470 0 14:06 pts/1 00:00:00 grep --color=auto pol
-- users-admin cannot get authorized from policy kit in VNC session https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/668901 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
