Bug 19968

Summary: Convert draklive-install to use polkit instead of consolehelper to gain root access
Product: Mageia Reporter: Martin Whitaker <mageia>
Component: RPM PackagesAssignee: Mageia tools maintainers <mageiatools>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED QA Contact:
Severity: normal    
Priority: Normal CC: thierry.vignaud
Version: CauldronKeywords: PATCH
Target Milestone: Mageia 6   
Hardware: All   
OS: Linux   
Whiteboard:
Source RPM: draklive-install-2.7-1.mga6.src.rpm CVE:
Status comment:
Attachments: Patch for draklive-install (in git)
Patch for draklive-install package spec file

Description Martin Whitaker 2016-12-17 15:49:22 CET
Created attachment 8795 [details]
Patch for draklive-install (in git)

Under GNOME, draklive-install is failing authentication when run from the desktop. This patch, derived from tmb's work-in-progress, fixes the problem by using pkexec instead of consolehelper to gain root access.
Comment 1 Martin Whitaker 2016-12-17 15:50:13 CET
Created attachment 8796 [details]
Patch for draklive-install package spec file
Comment 2 Thierry Vignaud 2016-12-17 19:01:42 CET
Looks good, please commit in git+svn then do a new release

CC: (none) => thierry.vignaud

Comment 3 Martin Whitaker 2016-12-19 22:06:21 CET
Done.

Resolution: (none) => FIXED
Status: NEW => RESOLVED