You need to export the right environment variables, like so:
pkexec env DISPLAY=$DISPLAY XAUTHORITY=$XAUTHORITY xcalc
** Changed in: policykit (Ubuntu)
Status: Confirmed => Fix Released
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** Changed in: policykit (Ubuntu)
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** Changed in: policykit
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** Changed in: policykit
Status: Unknown => In Progress
** Changed in: policykit
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** Bug watch added: freedesktop.org Bugzilla #38769
http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=38769
** Also affects: policykit via
http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=38769
Importance: Unknown
Status: Unknown
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I confirm this bug, on ubuntu 11.04
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