apps in menu configured to start as root no longer do

[Claude Jones]

Apps such as Krusader-root-mode and Ksystemlog  which are configured to 
run as root will no longer start. I'm running F18 TC1 but I decided to 
ask here first as I've seen this behavior before with KDE menu items, 
but can't remember the fix. Normal behavior is to get an authorization 
dialog and after entering the root password, the apps would start. This 
was working yesterday. Now, I just get the spinning wheel in the task 
bar for a few moments and then nothing. I've looked at logs but I can't 
find any evidence of why this is failing. If I run the same commands 
from the command prompt as root, they open just fine.
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Claude Jones Brunswick, MD, USA