Printer Configuration no longer integrated in System Settings?

[Martin Kho]

On Monday 25 July 2011 15:27:52 Kevin Kofler wrote:
> Martin Kho wrote:
> > When I open Printer Configuration in System Settings I get an
> > authentication dialog box asking for my root password (not my user -
> > sudo
> > - password). After entering the password a new box opens with all
> > printers and settings and the window in System Settings changes to
> > "Resize and Rotate your display". The System Settings window is 'empty'
> > and all controls are disabled (greyed out). The only option I have is
> > closing System Settings.
> 
> This is a result of the hack we use to support root-only configuration
> modules, and setting the root-only flag is in turn a workaround for
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=652272
> 
> system-config-printer-kde really needs a better fix for this problem.
> system-config-printer already supports PolicyKit, I have no idea why this is
> not working in system-config-printer-kde, I guess it's supposed to call
> some functions and doesn't.
> 
>         Kevin Kofler

Kevin, thanks for your info. Aren't the modules "Date & Time" and "Login 
Screen" already using PolicyKit?

Martin Kho

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