Using pkexec

[zika]

Short and simple:

:~$ pkexec gedit
==== AUTHENTICATING FOR org.freedesktop.policykit.exec ===
Authentication is needed to run `/usr/bin/gedit' as the super user
Authenticating as: ****...****,,, (****...****)
Password: 
==== AUTHENTICATION COMPLETE ===
gdk_mir_display_open
Failed to connect to Mir: Failed to connect to server socket: No such file or directory
(gedit:8984): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: 
:~$ pkexec env DISPLAY=$DISPLAY XAUTHORITY=$XAUTHORITY gedit
==== AUTHENTICATING FOR org.freedesktop.policykit.exec ===
Authentication is needed to run `/usr/bin/env' as the super user
Authenticating as: ****...****,,, (****...****)
Password: 
==== AUTHENTICATION COMPLETE ===

In second case GEdit works like it is supposed to. In first it did not show up. So, nothing new at that front except that „Mir“ is there, at least, as...

:~$ dpkg -l|grep mir
ii  libmirclient8:amd64                                   0.8.0+14.10.20141010-0ubuntu1                     amd64        Display server for Ubuntu - client library
ii  libmirclient8driver-mesa:amd64                        0.8.0+14.10.20141010-0ubuntu1                     amd64        Display server for Ubuntu - client platform library for Mesa
ii  libmircommon2:amd64                                   0.8.0+14.10.20141010-0ubuntu1                     amd64        Display server for Ubuntu - shared library

[Elfy]

works as expected here in xubuland, at least for the policies we supply

[Cavsfan]

We're suppossed to be testing pkexec.

Regards..

Oh ok guess I forgot.

[ventrical]

Oh ok guess I forgot.

Thats ok ... I know what you are saying . Leafpad is alright! I like it too.

regards..

[mc4man]

pkexec gedit is fine here (14.10 release upgraded to vivid
Ex. from terminal, ie. no nothing unexpected, root gedit opens as normal

$ pkexec gedit /etc/fstab
doug@doug-Lenovo-IdeaPad-Y510P:~$

Any issues arising would be from the policy not being installed with the package, not anything to do with vivid (in regards to gedit & policykit nothing has changed from 14.10
screen1 - auth dialog
scr. 2 typical root gedit window (w/ integrated menus as root doesn't support global

So nothing broken or changed...

[ventrical]

works as expected here in xubuland, at least for the policies we supply

Absolutely no issues atm.

[cariboo]

I added

pkexec synaptic

to /usr/share/applicaions/synaptic.desktop, as I finally got tired of typing:

sudo -H synaptic

all the time. it works as it should so far.

[Elfy]

I added /usr/bin/synaptic-pkexec to Super+S as I'm lazier

[cariboo]

I'm not sure which one of us is lazier, one click and type password as opposed to two key presses and type password. Attachment 257452 I have synaptic in my Unity launcher.

[Elfy]

draw