I installed KDE first, and then installed XFCE. I suspect that is probably related to this issue. I noticed is that the 'Configure Your Computer' launcher in the panel is a shortcut for 'drakconf'. This launcher does nothing when clicked. Running drakconf from the command line I am presented with an authentication request, and so can start the application successfully. I am not sure yet if Mageia has an equivalent of Ubuntu's 'gksudo', or how this launcher would react if I had installed XFCE initially.
This also seems to affect 'Install & Remove Software' in the launcher. I can't view the command to open this by right clicking, so for now the only way I can install software in XFCE is via the command line.
Have you enabled "Launch KDE services on startup" setting in Advanced tab in Xfce's Session and Startup settings? KDE's Polkit agent doesn't autostart in other DEs than KDE. If enabling this option doesn't help, install pkg 'mate-polkit' and restart your Xfce session. I guess we should explicitly require mate-polkit instead of polkit-agent in Xfce to get working polkit agent OOTB.
CC: (none) => jani.valimaa
Pushed new release of xfce4-session [1] to core/updates_testing which changes require from general polkit-agent to explicit mate-polkit. Please test if it fixes your issue. If you already have installed mate-polkit, please remove it before installing new xfce4-session from core/updates_testing. Test case for QA: 1. Install Xfce with polkit-kde-agent-1 instead of mate-polkit (or replace mate-polkit with it). 2. Launc Xfce session 3. Try to launch rpmdrake or mcc from panel/app menu. 4. See apps not launching and errors in ~/.xsession-errors 5. Install updated xfce4-session from core/updates_testing which should also pull mate-polkit. 6. Logout and relogin to Xfce session. 7. Repeat step 3. [1] xfce4-session-4.10.1-6.2.mga4
Assignee: bugsquad => qa-bugs
Confirmed. The issue is no longer present after updating xfce4-session from core/updates_testing. Do I set this to resolved now or does it need to go through QA first?
Your testing is part of the QA Tommy, thanks, which architecture (i586 or x86_64) did you test with please?
I tested with i586.
Setting resolved.
Status: NEW => RESOLVEDResolution: (none) => FIXED
It's not resolved until testing is completed on the other architecture aswell and it has been pushed as an update Tommy. Thanks for you help.
Status: RESOLVED => REOPENEDResolution: FIXED => (none)Whiteboard: (none) => mga4-32-ok
Apologies. Thanks for explaining.
No problem :) There is more information here if you'd like to get more involved https://wiki.mageia.org/en/QA_Team
Tested OK MGA4 64-bit real hardware Already had KDE, Mate, LXDE installed. Added XFCE from Core Release. This lot included both _polkit-kde-agent-1_ & _mate-polkit_ so all cited application launchers worked. Removing as per Comment 3 _mate-polkit_ also took with it Mate & LXDE desktops... but using XFCE without _mate-polkit_ none of the application launchers: - Mageia Control Centre taskbar icon - menu Add/Remove software - menu Tools/System Tools/Mageia Control Centre did anything; as described. Updated from Core Updates Testing xfce4-session-4.10.1-6.2.mga4 which also pulled back mate-polkit-1.6.1-2.mga4 Log out/in with XFCE, the application launchers noted produced their password dialogues then worked OK.
CC: (none) => lewyssmithWhiteboard: mga4-32-ok => mga4-32-ok MGA4-64-OK
Validating. 13247.adv added to svn. No advisory text provided, added as.. + This adds a specific require of mate-polkit to xfce4-session, replacing the + more general polkit-agent. With other polkit packages Mageia Control Centre + or rpmdrake cannot not be launched in XFCE. Could sysadmin please push to 4 updates Thank
Keywords: (none) => validated_updateWhiteboard: mga4-32-ok MGA4-64-OK => advisory mga4-32-ok MGA4-64-OKCC: (none) => sysadmin-bugs
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGAA-2014-0108.html
Status: REOPENED => RESOLVEDCC: (none) => mageiaResolution: (none) => FIXED