On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 7:58 PM, Kevin Kofler <kevin.kofler@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > g wrote: >> when i select 'update' again, i get a notice of 'authentication failed'. > > Are you trying to use it as root? PolicyKit chokes on that: Yes Kevin, I was running it as root. Thanks, Anoop > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=447266 > and as PolicyKit is what handles authentication in PackageKit (and thus also > KPackageKit), this also affects KPackageKit. > > Try using KPackageKit as a non-root user. I could also provide you with a > patched PolicyKit which works as root if you absolutely need to run > KPackageKit as root. > > Kevin Kofler > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines > -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
