Re: [Setup-tool-hackers] [scaramanga@barrysworld.com:[Gnome-admin-tools] Build problem]

[jacob helixcode com (Jacob "Ulysses" Berkman)]

Scaramanga <scaramanga@barrysworld.com> writes:

> The anoncvs version of control-center has a build bug, in the root-manager
> component. Attached is a .diff that hopefully fixes it. (Works for me) I 
> have not checked any other version of control-center for this bug.

Can you reply with the exact error message?

> I also discovered another issue which I havent been able to work around yet,
> I have the helix-setup-tools module (also from anoncvs), and whenever I go to
> the "System" section and click on any of the items, I get a never ending loop
> of pam authentication errors:

You probably need to make the root-manager setuid root.  It isn't done
by default since it hasn't been audited at all yet, but I don't know
if this is the case.

Jacob
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