Re: helix-update doesn't seem to use usermode on RH 7.0

[Ed Crossley <ed crossley ntlworld com>]

Hi, I've noticed this also on my Mandrake 7.2 distro. It's a right pain!
Why can't it just ask you to type in the root password? Is that what it USE
to do? (I'm new to this wonderful world of Linux) CAN WE HAVE A FIX,  P L E
A S E ! !

BEST REGARDS EVERYONE,
ED.

> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2000 16:19:24 +0800
> From: Yusuf Goolamabbas <yusufg outblaze com>
> To: gnome-list gnome org
> Subject: helix-update doesn't seem to use usermode on RH 7.0
> 
> Hi, On RH 6.2 clicking on the helix-update icon would ask for the root
> password and proceed to work as usual. On RH 7.0 this doesn't seem to
> occur, instead I get a message that I need to be root to run
> helix-update. I have the usermode package installed and /sbin and
> /usr/sbin in my path
> 
> Does anybody else see similar behaviour ?
> 
> Regards, Yusuf
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> Yusuf Goolamabbas
> yusufg outblaze com
> 
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