Actually, I meant that it doesn't matter which option I choose. I never get the password option to use system setting tools. I only get the key question again on every attempt to use a system setting tool. Sorry about the html, it was my first time posting. --Joe -----Original Message----- From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alexander Dalloz Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 4:21 PM To: For users of Fedora Core releases Subject: Re: Keep Authorization Am Mi, den 02.03.2005 schrieb GONZALEZ, Jose A. um 21:49: > I have the Fedora Core 2 release and I keep getting a key in my task bar > when trying to use a system app or even to check services. When I click > on the key I get a popup message asking: > "Question -- You're currently authorized to configure system-wide > settings (that affect all users) without typing the administrator > password again. You can give up this authorization." -Keep > Authorization-- --Forget Authorization-(Two Buttons). > When I click on "Keep Authorization" the key stays in the tray and > nothing happens. When I click on "Forget Authorization" the key > disappears but again nothing happens and I still can't open a system > settings application such as services. > Has anyone seen this before and can help? Thanks > Joe Gonzalez If I say "keep authorisation" I can use any other application which requires root permissions. If I say "forget authorisation" just a second later the icon disappears from notification area and I need to reenter the root password to use privileged tools. So, it acts like it shall. Alexander P.S. Please don't post HTML mail messages to this list. -- Alexander Dalloz | Enger, Germany | GPG http://pgp.mit.edu 0xB366A773 legal statement: http://www.uni-x.org/legal.html Fedora Core 2 GNU/Linux on Athlon with kernel 2.6.10-1.14_FC2smp Serendipity 22:18:10 up 9 days, 9:26, load average: 0.58, 0.32, 0.30
