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

[Jeroen Benckhuijsen <jfbenck home nl>]

Same problem for SuSE 7.0

workaround : excecute su -c helixupdate instead of just helixupdate
(check run in terminal)

Jeroen

> 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
> > -- 
> > Yusuf Goolamabbas
> > yusufg outblaze com
> > 
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Jeroen Benckhuijsen

Software Engineer
Phoenix Software